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“The spelling of ‘Wrenne’ was a very common form of the family name, and it seems very likely that John Wrenne belonged to this family, who were much connected with S. George’s, Windsor. OLD FAMILY MOTTO. William Wren was in Henry VIII.’s time the head of the family;”
― Lucy Phillimore, Sir Christopher Wren

“We do not think ourselves into new ways of living, we live ourselves into new ways of thinking.”
― Richard Rohr

“I know you won't believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.”
― Socrates

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
― Margaret Mead

“He drew a circle that shut me out-
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle and took him In!”
― Edwin Markham

“The only reason I have lived so long is that I let go of my past. Shut the door on grief on regret on remorse.”
― Lucia Berlin, A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories