“Michel Foucault talked of the ancient genre of hupomnemata (notes to oneself). He called the journal a “weapon for spiritual combat,” a way to practice philosophy and purge the mind of agitation and foolishness and to overcome difficulty. To silence the barking dogs in your head. To prepare for the day ahead. To reflect on the day that has passed. Take note of insights you’ve heard. Take the time to feel wisdom flow through your fingertips and onto the page.”
―
Ryan Holiday,
Stillness is the Key
“I broke the first one’s nose, he decided I” ― Ryan Michele, Ravage Me
“Fine.” I used the universal language of women. Fine meant so many things it needed to have three pages in the dictionary.” ― Ryan Michele, Needing To Fall
“She fed off it. Taking all of their positive life forces into herself. She was nourished by it, basked in it, and knew she was loved.” ― Michele Ryan, Oracle's Vision
“perishable and mercurial”: For Laurent Rambaud see Chrisafis (2010). The reporter Ryan Jacobs documents the foul play that occurs all the way along truffle supply lines. Some poisoners use meatballs laced with strychnine, others poison pools of water in the forest so that dogs with muzzles can still be poisoned, some deploy meat spiked with shards of glass, others use rat poison or antifreeze. Based on vets’ reports, hundreds of poisoned dogs receive treatment each truffle season. The authorities have taken to using poison-sniffing dogs to patrol certain woods (Jacobs [2019], pp. 130–34). In 2003, The Guardian reported that Michel Tournayre, a French truffle expert, had his truffle dog stolen. Tournayre suspected that the thieves had not sold the dog but rather were using her to steal truffles from other people’s land” ― Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
“In all the chaos that is the storm, the peace will come.” ― Ryan Michele, The Alpha's Bargain
“Guilt clung to me like stale cigarette smoke on clothes after a night at the bar.” ― Ryan Michele, The Alpha's Bargain
“I slip my boots on not bothering to tie them and open the door.” ― Ryan Michele, Ravage MC Box Set
“hubcaps” ― Ryan Michele, Ravage MC Box Set
“Life will lead you, where you need to be, or you need to men up and lead it where you want it to go.” ― Ryan Michele, Bound by Family
“To mayhem, man-buns, and mischief. May our drinks go down, spirits go up, there be orgasms a plenty and the hair Gods be ever in our favor.” ― Ryan Michele
“Anyone who has not groomed his life in general towards some definite end cannot possibly arrange his individual actions properly,” the writer Michel de Montaigne reminded himself.” ― Ryan Holiday, Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control
“Blaze sits in front of us in the chair; legs crossed appearing to be the perfect lady. “I’m sorry I didn’t come. Princess told me about the service, but it was for family and it didn’t feel right.” It is like déjà” ― Ryan Michele, Ravage MC Box Set
“There is that one burning question we all want to know the answer to, but, may be too afraid to ask. What are my chances of surviving this diagnosis? It seemed like every web site gave me a different answer. They put a number in my mind and in hind sight, the number in my mind should have been 100…..100% chance of my survival…nothing less! Never let statistics get in your head. You are an individual, not a number, and you will make your way through this with your own strength and grace.” ― Michele Ryan, Cancer: What I Wish I Had Known When I Was First Diagnosed: Tips and Advice From a Survivor
“I broke the first one’s nose, he decided I” ― Ryan Michele, Ravage Me
“Fine.” I used the universal language of women. Fine meant so many things it needed to have three pages in the dictionary.” ― Ryan Michele, Needing To Fall
“She fed off it. Taking all of their positive life forces into herself. She was nourished by it, basked in it, and knew she was loved.” ― Michele Ryan, Oracle's Vision
“perishable and mercurial”: For Laurent Rambaud see Chrisafis (2010). The reporter Ryan Jacobs documents the foul play that occurs all the way along truffle supply lines. Some poisoners use meatballs laced with strychnine, others poison pools of water in the forest so that dogs with muzzles can still be poisoned, some deploy meat spiked with shards of glass, others use rat poison or antifreeze. Based on vets’ reports, hundreds of poisoned dogs receive treatment each truffle season. The authorities have taken to using poison-sniffing dogs to patrol certain woods (Jacobs [2019], pp. 130–34). In 2003, The Guardian reported that Michel Tournayre, a French truffle expert, had his truffle dog stolen. Tournayre suspected that the thieves had not sold the dog but rather were using her to steal truffles from other people’s land” ― Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
“In all the chaos that is the storm, the peace will come.” ― Ryan Michele, The Alpha's Bargain
“Guilt clung to me like stale cigarette smoke on clothes after a night at the bar.” ― Ryan Michele, The Alpha's Bargain
“I slip my boots on not bothering to tie them and open the door.” ― Ryan Michele, Ravage MC Box Set
“hubcaps” ― Ryan Michele, Ravage MC Box Set
“Life will lead you, where you need to be, or you need to men up and lead it where you want it to go.” ― Ryan Michele, Bound by Family
“To mayhem, man-buns, and mischief. May our drinks go down, spirits go up, there be orgasms a plenty and the hair Gods be ever in our favor.” ― Ryan Michele
“Anyone who has not groomed his life in general towards some definite end cannot possibly arrange his individual actions properly,” the writer Michel de Montaigne reminded himself.” ― Ryan Holiday, Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control
“Blaze sits in front of us in the chair; legs crossed appearing to be the perfect lady. “I’m sorry I didn’t come. Princess told me about the service, but it was for family and it didn’t feel right.” It is like déjà” ― Ryan Michele, Ravage MC Box Set
“There is that one burning question we all want to know the answer to, but, may be too afraid to ask. What are my chances of surviving this diagnosis? It seemed like every web site gave me a different answer. They put a number in my mind and in hind sight, the number in my mind should have been 100…..100% chance of my survival…nothing less! Never let statistics get in your head. You are an individual, not a number, and you will make your way through this with your own strength and grace.” ― Michele Ryan, Cancer: What I Wish I Had Known When I Was First Diagnosed: Tips and Advice From a Survivor
