There's always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself - whether it's Black, woman, mother, dyke, teacher, etc. - because that's the piece that they need to key in to. They want to dismiss everything else. Audre Lorde
Far in the pillared dark Thrush music went Almost like a call to come in To the dark and lament. But no, I was out for stars I would not come in. I meant not even if asked, And I hadn't been. Robert Frost
I was in Japan a couple of months ago, I saw a preview for the movie Pearl Harbor. And they showed the Japanese airplanes coming in to bomb Pearl Harbor, and I applauded. Nobody else in the theater applauded. Bobby Fischer
Mirth must be indulged in to prepare the mind for more serious matters. Latin Proverb
If you give in to a fool, he will say, "this is because they are afraid of me.”. Arabic Proverb
Don't give in to spells, they won't give in to you. Scottish Gaelic Proverb