Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore Quotes

#1. Rationalizing is not a tool for penetration of reality but a post-factum attempt to harmonize one's own wishes with existing reality.

Erich Fromm

#2. God has left sin in the world in order that there may be forgiveness: not only the secret forgiveness by which He Himself cleanses our souls, but the manifest forgiveness by which we have mercy on one another and so give expression to the fact that He is living, by His mercy, in our own hearts.

Thomas Merton

#3. The key to getting out of a bad relationship is being able to imagine something more fulfilling. --D. Travers Scott

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

#4. Some falls are means the happier to arise.

William Shakespeare

#5. I didn't do anything I didn't want to do.

Stephanie Perkins

#6. By standing alone,
you prove your courage.
By standing with others,
you prove your love.
By standing with truth,
you prove your virtue.
By standing with God,
you prove your faith.

Matshona Dhliwayo

#7. cruise the ones in the flesh, not the ghosts on the internet

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

#8. Every time a trick hangs up on me, I gain a renewed faith in humanity - someone really cares!

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

#9. A lot of people are afraid of critique because they think it means you aren't supporting them. For me, the most important thing in any kind of relationship is the critical engagement.

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

#10. I'm a horrible typist. That's why I became a writer.

Glenn Hefley

#11. If we eliminate the pressure to pass, what delicious and devastating opportunities for transformation might we create?

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

#12. U.S. society, after all, continues to be starkly segregated along class and race lines, never allowing people to have the sort of interactions necessary to undo prejudices, stereotypes, and oppressions.

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

#13. I want to be Miss USA or Miss America. I would bring the trophy back to Nebraska. My interests are agriculture and corn. Hey, I'm just riding this train as long as I can. As long as I'm having fun, I'll do it. When it stops being fun, I'll try something else.

Gabrielle Union

#14. I never wanted to change the world.

Don DeLillo

#15. We twist our souls around each other's miseries.

Anthony Marra