"I survived Hitler. I survived Stalin. And I will also survive this asshole Putin"—96 year old Auschwitz survivor Anastasia Gulej. Her biography was expected to be published last month, but it has now been supplemented with another chapter, one about her escape from Ukraine.

"I am exceptionally lucky to have made it out of #Vietnam . There were many—many—who did not. And perhaps bc I did survive Vietnam, I have always felt compelled to contribute. I'm most proud the #MarineCorps  deemed me worthy of leading other #Marines ." ~ #RobertMueller 

“I really, truly did not believe that this was going to happen to me, which was really ignorant,” Ms. Holt said. “Every time this happens, in every interview, they always say that, and I still really thought it wasn’t going to happen.” via @nytimes 

Instead of running away, we work harder. Instead of fighting, we peace harder. Instead of fighting hate with hate, we...love harder.

What's one morning routine that you like to start your day with?

My latest, which includes link and her story: ~ @waylonlewis 

“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.” ~ Jamie Anderson

“They’re not pro-life, they’re anti-women.” ~ George Carlin.

"Let’s pray for Beirut as much as we’re praying for Paris."

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