I’ve always thought that was the lamest argument–that we need some people to be poor in order to remind the rest of us to be grateful. All that really means is that someone has to suffer poverty so other people can feel better about themselves. What a selfish way to look at the world. Josephine Angelini
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  2. Friends are the family you choose (~ Nin/Ithilnin, Elven rogue). - Jess C. Scott
  3. Most of us must learn to love people and use things rather than loving things and using people. - Roy T. Bennett
  4. And when all the wars are over, a butterfly will still be beautiful. - Ruskin Bond
  5. It often occurs that pride and selfishness are muddled with strength and independence. They are neither equal nor similar; in fact, they are polar opposites. A coward may be so cowardly that he masks his weakness with some false personification of power. He is afraid... - Criss Jami
More Quotes By Josephine Angelini
  1. Read the right books and we can be as wild and worry-free as we've ever wanted to be. No law can stop us reading.
  2. You’re my prey tonight.
  3. Nothing in her life makes sense. All she craves is for the pieces of the puzzle to fit together again. She is sure one day it will happen. She just doesn’t know when. She can’t fight injustice alone— for that, she needs her friends.
  4. I can love what is broken.
  5. She is intent on pleasing the men that frighten her.
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