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The Grate QUOTES

The Grate QUOTES

1 " America is exactly what we make it. The land of hopes and dreams, where you build your future. This society hands us our future, and if we dare say otherwise we are crucified for it!"
"Are you now calling yourself Jesus?" I was becoming heated with him.
"Of course not! But I think that killing people for political gain is not the way a country should be run. "

― D.M. Shiro , The Grate

2 " Intent on not worrying for the rest of the day, I jumped out of bed and plugged my iPack into the radio. I selected 'Save Yourself' and heard the guitar strumming from the speakers. The singer's voice drifted over waves in the atmosphere, swaying between air currents, and entered my mind producing a relaxing effect. "

― D.M. Shiro , The Grate

3 " ...We would see people wanting to work, not for pennies on the dollar, or to try and keep up with inflation, but because their Government is taking care of them. The people make up the country, not the money. The money is a profiteering system which works more like a secondary reward. "

― D.M. Shiro , The Grate

4 " The Evening Primrose


Like a flower blooming
From an Evening Primrose,
They, too, shall die
In great sorrow.
For they only were loved
When they bloomed;
Yet every Gardener knows
You must love the plant
From seed to wilt. "

― D.M. Shiro , The Grate

5 " Like a protective barrier, I had erected walls in my mind and mannerisms. There, in that moment, I felt the need to tear them down, to reveal my true self. As if my life would not have meaning unless I unleashed my true self on the world. "

― D.M. Shiro , The Grate

6 " The light was bright, too bright for others to see. Yet, in the bright light, I found myself seeing angels and demons; each trying to manipulate the other to do as they wished of them. In the bright light, I saw war being waged, two opposing sides tearing one-another apart with their bare hands. A yin-and-yang affect, the push and pull too great to ignore. As others turned away, blinded by the intolerable ignorance only those who perceived themselves as mortals could possess, I lunged forward; thrusting myself between each being's claws, attempting to protect not only angels but demons alike. "

― D.M. Shiro , The Grate

7 " The most I could do was live this small bit of understanding as my truth, and hope others understood as well. That they would exhibit the truth in their own actions and words. That they would help one-another. That they would become good people. You rarely saw that anymore between the bystander effect and people simply being unknowledgeable about how to help others who were in need. Some, perhaps, did not even care. "

― D.M. Shiro , The Grate

8 " What exactly do you mean by 'God is creation'?" I asked the Arcturian, still unsure about the dream I was having.
"God is creation and is the creator. The ultimate being which we command and we follow. "

― D.M. Shiro , The Grate

9 " You see, their entire system is... flawless. They have jobs, but their system works based on need and the ability to fulfill that need... "

― D.M. Shiro , The Grate

10 " The sessions had been going on since the eleventh, and I was having a hard time coping with some of my childhood and adult memories. Some I would have rather left tucked inside of some hole that I never again revisited; but my psychotherapist, Doctor Herrenstein, told his patients that the longer they denied themselves remembering their memories, the longer they would deny themselves recovery. That remembering the past was painful, but necessary to the process of growth. Wasn't everything that was worth it also painful in the process of getting there? "

― D.M. Shiro , The Grate

11 " And yet, I knew with every fiber of my being that they were not truly there. Their flesh would hold no warmth, neither their cheeks a blush. Their blood would not seep from their veins and ooze from their bodies if they were cut. For they existed not. "

― D.M. Shiro , The Grate

12 " I would need him for protection and warmth the most. Protection for the obvious reasons, and warmth for the illusion of protection. "

― D.M. Shiro , The Grate