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The House of Cards
In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other. That time is now.
— Wangari Maathai
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“To him she seemed so beautiful, so seductive, so different from ordinary people, that he could not understand why no one was as disturbed as he by the clicking of her heels on the paving stones, why no one else’s heart was wild with the breeze stirred by the sighs of her veils, why everyone did not go mad with the movements of her braid, the flight of her hands, the gold of her laughter. He had not missed a single one of her gestures, not one of the indications of her character, but he did not dare approach her for fear of destroying the spell.”
— Gabriel García Márquez
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“Living by principles is not living your OWN life. It is easier to try to be better than you are than to be WHO you are. If you are trying to live by ideals, you are constantly plagued by a sense of unreality.
Somewhere you think there must be joy; it can’t be all “must,” “ought to,” “have to.” And when the crunch comes, you recognize the truth: you weren’t there. Then the house of cards collapses.”
