My mind was in
My mind was in my heart, anchored like a bright kite in a safe place. Elizabeth Berg
Safe Places
What kind of work
What kind of work would be done if Hercules took to spinning wool in safe places, while Omphales turned out to do battle with monsters in his stead? What kind of men should we have as the result of the exchange? Eliza Lynn Linton
I know they\’re not
I know they’re not getting divorced or anything, but when your parents argue it makes the whole universe seem like it’s tipping, like everything could change if they got mad enough at each other, like the world isn’t a safe place. And of course, that’s true, isn’t it? The world is not a safe place. … Read more
The roots of a
The roots of a child’s ability to cope and thrive, regardless of circumstance, lie in that child’s having had at least a small, safe place (an apartment? a room? a lap?) in which, in the companionship of a loving person, that child could discover that he or she was lovable and capable of loving in … Read more
If the fires of
If the fires of freedom and civil liberties burn low in other lands they must be made brighter in our own. If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored we must redouble our efforts here to keep them free. If in other lands the eternal truths of the … Read more
People who are obsessed
People who are obsessed are raw with God; they do not attempt to mask the ugliness of their sins or their failures. Obsessed people don’t put it on for God; He is their safe place, where they can be at peace. Francis Chan
One of life\’s intriguing
One of life’s intriguing paradoxes is that hierarchical social order makes cheap rents and outré artists’ colonies possible. Raffish bohemian neighborhoods flourished in the days of racial segregation; under integration the artistic poor have no safe places in which to create…. If America lacks a vigorous culture it is partly because studios and ateliers have … Read more
As I do not
As I do not live in an age when rustling black skirts billow about me, and I do not carry an ebony stick to strike the floor in sharp rebuke, as this is denied me, I rap out a sentence in my note book and feel better. If a grandmother wants to put her foot … Read more
TV is a safe
TV is a safe place to develop real characters. Doug Liman
The parties happen when
The parties happen when we book the studio. That’s a safe place. Get alcohol, food, girls, homies, and have these small listening parties while I’m recording. And that energy always gets into the music. DJ Quik