Words for My Soul

“You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don’t trust enough.”
-Frank H. Crane (1873-1948); stage and film actor, director

“Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.”
-Rita Mae Brown (b. 1944), writer, social activist

“Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him. ”
-Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), political leader, educator

“The inability to open up to hope is what blocks trust, and blocked trust is the reason for blighted dreams.”
—Elizabeth Gilbert
7/1/08

“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. ”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
7/4/08