Freedom

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” 

― Nelson Mandela

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” 

― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.” 

― Toni Morrison, Beloved

“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” 

― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

“Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.” 

― Bob Marley

“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” 

― Coco Chanel

“The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask. There can’t be any large-scale revolution until there’s a personal revolution, on an individual level. It’s got to happen inside first.” 

― Jim MORRISON

“When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.” 

― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

Time reveals truth. Freedom transcends illusion.

Happy New Year …. 2020 … It will be so sweet!