William West Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. Funny, the four of us sitting here, Mary said, even with all of our broken parts, we still fit together. I guess that’s what makes a family. The Ascension of Mary

2. Hate can destroy people. It changes people until they can’t reason, can’t find a way out of their misery, and lose all hope of a better life. Then hate forces people to place the blame on others instead of themselves. Reality is the enemy of hate’s success, and love is the enemy of hate.  The Ascension of Mary

3. Instinctively I had followed Mama’s caution against strangers, but she had also taught me to treat everyone the same no matter what or how different they were or what race they were. These are only visible images, Mama said, like the colors and shapes of a painting. You need to look deeper to discover what the painting is about or how it affects you. It’s the same with people.   The Ascension of Mary

4. My theory is that people are good and bad. They have to choose which one they want to be. Sometimes people are raised in a world that teaches them to hate others, and they think that’s okay.  The Ascension of Mary

5. The past is only a memory, and the future is yet to be, but I feel strongly that learning from the past will help me face whatever the future brings. The Ascension of Mary

6. We come from different backgrounds. We are born into different worlds, different religions, different politics, different economic statuses, different races or combinations of races, but we are all the same.  The Ascension of Mary