Sharman Apt Russell Professions : Writer Born : 1954 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Sharman Apt Russell I will help-but only so much, only so far. It is not that I believe these children are less than my own. It is not that I believe I do not have a responsibility for them. It is just that in a world of haves and have-nots, I do not want to give up too much of what I have. I do not want to diminish the complexity and diversity of my life. Instead, I will choose to spend another seventy-five dollars on myself rather than send another child to school, and I will choose to do this over and over again. I no longer think of myself as a good person. I have adjusted to that. Sharman Apt Russell giving-up believe children In the second century A.D. the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius may have best defined pantheism when he wrote, “Everything is interwoven, and the web is holy. Sharman Apt Russell pantheism holy may Flowers are not symbols of power. Flowers are too brief, too frail, to elicit much hope of eternity. In truth, flowers are far removed from the human condition and from all human hope. For a moment, in that moment, flowers are simply beautiful. Sharman Apt Russell moments flower beautiful I believe in something that I do not yet understand. Sharman Apt Russell i-believe-in i-believe believe The more we learn about flowers, the less silent they are. Sharman Apt Russell silent flower Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors