Words to Live By

"I am a stranger, learning to love the strangers around me." (June Jordan)

"The principles of love are always the same in any meaningful bond. To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds." (bell hooks)

"These Strangers, in a foreign World, / Protection asked of me — / Befriend them, lest Yourself in Heaven / Be found a Refugee —" (Emily Dickinson)