Alan Brennert citations

“I've come to believe that how we choose to live with pain, or injustice, or death…. is the true measure of the Divine within us.”

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Alan Brennert

Source: Moloka'i

“Fear is good. In the right degree it prevents us from making fools of ourselves. But in the wrong measure it prevents us from fully living. Fear is our boon companion but never our master.”

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Alan Brennert

Source: Moloka'i

“Surrounded by darkness yet enfolded in light”

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Alan Brennert

Source: Moloka'i

“She already felt dead in everything but name. What remained to be taken from her? She longed to be enfolded, welcomed, into the earth - to breathe no more, love no more, hurt no more”

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Alan Brennert

Source: Moloka'i

“Quoting an old proverb: "An empty cart rattles loudly." she said. meaning, One who lacks substance boasts loudest.”

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Alan Brennert

Source: Honolulu