Reclusa Marron Quotes

I agree with you," Marron said quietly. "For what it's worth."
Perry nodded in thanks. It was worth a lot just then. ~ Veronica Rossi

As the number and the size of cities keep growing across the world, changing conditions bring shifts in language and vocabulary. Despite the social and linguistic complexity, however, there are only two types of cities: those where a woman can walk after dark relatively freely and those where she possibly cannot. - Elif Shafak, Taksim Square, Istanbul: Byzantine, Then and Now, ~ Catie Marron

take what hurts you and try and make it hurt someone else less. ~ Dylan Marron

What do we mean by a public square? For starters, it is rarely square. . . . It may be a quadrangle or rectangle or circle or pretty much any shape, and it can be open or closed. It might even be a park . . . through which people pass, going from one place to another, not simply a retreat. A square is porous, balancing its porousness with some focal point, like a fountain or a reliable patch of sun with some benches that marks a break from the cars and streets and invites people to stop, look, exhale, find one another [Michael Kimmelman, "Part One: Culture: Power of the Place, Introduction"]. ~ Catie Marron

City squares are planned absences - they're defined, first of all, by what they're not [George Packer, "History: Influence on Humanity"]. ~ Catie Marron

The battle over society - its direction, its temper, its organization, its character - is often played out on the square. But the battle rarely ends; it does not easily resolve [David Remnick, "Geopolitics: Strength in Numbers"]. ~ Catie Marron

Life is priceless don't waste it while you still breathing ~ Marron Glace

The protestors feel that the elections have been hijacked and the choices are between two corrupt parties - that when the power structure no longer represents the people, the vote is no longer a tool for change [Jehane Noujaim, "Tahrir Square, Cairo: Lost and Found in the Square"]. ~ Catie Marron

Peregrine," Molly said sometime later, when the group had fallen quiet. Talon snored softly with his head in her lap. "Sable made an announcement to us earlier. He told us this place was going to be called Cape Rim. I think we can do better."
"I know we can," he said. "What would you call it, Molly?"
"I've been thinking about it, and it seems to me we wouldn't be here if it weren't for Cinder."
"Oh ... ," Marron said. "That's lovely."
Aria looked up, her violet scent filling him with steadiness. "What do you think?"
Perry looked down to the waves, and then farther out to the dark horizon, where he saw only stars. "I think it's a great name. ~ Veronica Rossi

This deeply free and public space plays a vital role in our world, equally important in our digital age as in Greco-Roman times, when they were marketplaces for goods and ideas. As common ground, squares are equitable and democratic; they have played a fundamental role in the development of free speech. ~ Catie Marron

it doesnt matter if your black or white or even green.
it doesnt matter if your fat,or skinny
it doesnt matter what your relgion is
it doesnt matter if you are quiet or hyper
All that matters is that you live in the universe
we are all the same ~ Marron

The best way to get a new or better job is simply to commit to being the best at the one you have now. ~ Andre Marron