...extraordinary destiny

"Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny."

~ C. S. Lewis

will find strength

"You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."

~ Marcus Aurelius

fall & stand

"Fall seven times, stand up eight."

~ Japanese proverb

....a lot

"Little by little, a little becomes a lot."

~ Tanzanian proverb

...what was war?

I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, “Mother, what was war?”
-Eve Merriam, poet and writer (1916-1992)