The Moon is queen of everything. She rules the oceans, rivers, rain. When I am asked whose tears these are; I always blame the Moon.

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"What they call you is one thing. What you answer to is something else."

- Lucille Clifton

Self-awareness

"The moon is queen of everything. She rules the oceans, rivers, rain. When I am asked whose tears these are; I always blame the moon."

- Lucille Clifton

Inspiration

"these hips have never been enslaved, they go where they want to go they do what they want to do. these hips are mighty hips. these hips are magic hips"

- Lucille Clifton

Belief in Self

"Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language."

- Lucille Clifton

Philosophy

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"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

Reflection

"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

- Tom Lehrer

Reflection

"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."

- Lucille Ball

Reflection

"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

- Pema Chodron

Reflection

"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."

Reflection