On Mourning Quotes

“Day by day we know it more, feel it more.
We are all in this together--
all of us--
the whole world,
and if we don't work together
we may not have our world much longer.”
― Shellen Lubin

“I remember just after 9/11/2001
people were putting up American flags--
stand with America against its enemies was the prevailing feeling--
and all I could think was
"that's the feeling that got us here."
It seemed to me that empathy for our ostensible enemies was
the only way we could move forward
to something better.

I know that's true now.”
― Shellen Lubin

“If we allow ourselves to perceive each other as enemies,
to be enemies,
and to behave as if we are,
there is no hope.

We have to have empathy.
We have to believe there is hope.”
― Shellen Lubin