reposted from my friend tracy's blog. she has a knack for finding and/or writing beautifully honest words that makes one think. and by knack i mean that she pursues these words with tenacity. this is just one of many things i like about her.

“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget.”

Arundhati Roy