Quotes By Author: Anna Livia Plurabelle
“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor.For if they fall, the one will lift up her lover:And three are better than two, for three shall make the circle complete.But woe to her that is alone when she falls; for she hath not another to help her up.”
“Women are the salt of the earth: but if the salt has lost its taste,What with shall our food be salted?It is thenceforth good for nothing,But to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot;The Patriarchs would wish women to be invisible.But in women are the light of the world.A tree that grows on a hill cannot be hid.Neither do women light a hearth fire, and hide it;As it gives light to all that are in the house.Let your light so shine before humanity,That they may see your good works, and glorify your Queen, the Goddess.”
“You have heard that it has been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:But I say to you, resist chaos with all of the passion of the Goddess:Create peace in the sacred places of the Earth;Revenge begats revenge; whosoever breaks the cycle of revenge is beloved of the Goddess.Find common ground with your adversary quickly,For whosoever shall create consensus is the beloved of the Goddess.”
“You have heard that it has been said,You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.But I say to you,Love your enemies,Speak truth to the liars,Bless them that curse you,Do good to them that hate you,This is what they least wish you to do;In this way you will overcome all oppression.”
“Blessed are the generous in love: for theirs is the Love of the Goddess.Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.Blessed are the poor: for they shall inherit the Earth.Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after the knowledge: for they shall be enlightened.Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall be loved by the Goddess.Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the avatars of the Goddess.Blessed are they who are persecuted: for theirs will be the Goddesses’ justice.Blessed are you of the Goddess when the ignorant shall revile you,And persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for the Goddesses sake.”
“A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.”
“When jealousy surges through thy heartLet not thy foolish tongue take part.With my two arms, I do not aspire to touch the sky.So, like a child after its mother, I flutter.Now lust shakes my soul,A wind on the mountain overwhelming the oaks.I know not what to do: I have two minds.Face me, my dear one and unveil the grace in your eyes.And a sweet expression spreads over her fair face.I love refinement and for meLove has the splendor and beauty of the morning star.I yearn and I seek.To you, fair maidens, my mind does not change.”
“Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength:Nevertheless the poor woman’s wisdom is despised, and her words are not heard.The words of wise women are heard in quiet more than the cry of she that rules among fools.Wisdom is better than weapons of war: and hatred much good.If the spirit of the ruler rise up against you, leave not your place;For yielding pacifies great offences.There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceeds from the ruler:Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low places.”