Choice: that was the thing. Other people claimed that you can't choose who you love--it just happens!--but Grace and Roman knew that was a bunch of happy horseshit. Of course you chose who you loved. If you didn't choose, you ended up with what was l...
Not wanting the girls to endure the shame of a crazy mother, I spent my days acting as normal as possible. I walked through life, an actor in a Leave it to Beaver episode, determined to disguise all clues of my real condition until... well, until I c...
The abuser does not believe, however, that his level of authority over the children should be in any way connected to his actual level of effort or sacrifice on their behalf, or to how much knowledge he actually has about who they are or what is goin...
The central attitudes driving Mr. Sensitive are: I’m against the macho men, so I couldn’t be abusive. As long as I use a lot of “psychobabble,” no one is going to believe that I am mistreating you. I can control you by analyzing how your mind...
Since Nigeria has refused to fully embrace the present reality as it is, that is; the importance of science and technology, the redundancy of religion, the need for pragmatic international relations, economic reforms, support of entrepreneurship spir...
~Remember this always: Your body and mind can be broken, but your Spirit, is unbreakable, and unchangeable~ When we talk about people or circumstances breaking our spirit, what we mean is that a person has been affected emotionally to the point of fe...
the whole Bible is itself a missional phenomenon. The writings that now comprise our Bible are themselves the product of and witness to the ultimate mission of God. The Bible renders to us the story of God's mission through God's people in their enga...
As an adult, emerging from the ether's of an abusive childhood, i found myself left with a constant craving for protection, safety and security. I spent many years living my life, waiting for the other shoe to drop. I needed to control everything, in...
Power is a trick. It lies where we believe it lies.
Power resides where men it resides. No more and no less.
The power of uncovering India’s biggest concealment is in your hands.
There is the strange power we have of changing facts by the force of the imagination.
ignorance and power, they´re a poor combination.
We appreciate most that which we have lived without.
But everyone has some kind of power to hurt people.
Filth and old age, I'm sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.
When I was 27, I didn't have a clue what was going on! At that age, to have that much power and to have that much ambition is something.
Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate.
Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter
Love is a power which produces love.
The power of dreams is amazing possibilities.
