applesandlilacs

Voracious student, distracted writer, and focused poet.

Writing, music, research, and nature

To be love for yourself is the greatest gift for it reminds us that we can be loved as is.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. ~Lorde

All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own. ~Goethe

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. ~Lorde