Quotes: Nelson Mandela

"As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

–– Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, South Africa's first Black president (1994-1999), winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 1993 

via: Commonplace Book 1999-2001, 2002.

Quotes: Michael Ondaatje

"There is the hidden presence of others in us, even those we have known briefly." 

–– Michael Ondaatje (b. 1943), Sri Lankan-born Canadian writer, editor and filmmaker

Source: Michael Ondaatje, Divisadero via Artpropelled

via: Art Alternatives Knapsack Sketchbook 2017-2018 d, 2017, p. 20.