User:Aliceparris

"Extravagant pain and exquisite joy are but standard fare at the banquet of creativity." Alice Parris

"We become transformed in the crucible of suffering. One day in the refiner's fire yields a finer character than can be obtained from one thousand days in the palace of princes." Alice Parris

"My life is like an onion with many layers; chop into into it, tears will flow. Peel it, greater understanding will flow. Taste it, appreciation will flow." Alice Parris