The Furry Quote

This quote first appeared in Furry Weekly Issue #94 "Keep your face always towards the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you." - Walt Whitman ~~~ It's safe to say we all live in a fairly dark and depressing time period.  Every time we turn on the news, we hear stories of terrible things happening all over the world, and very rarely do we hear a story that just makes us smile.  These circumstances make it easy for us to sit back and be complacent in the darkness, succumbing to the sort of depression that comes along with it.  We become complacent to living in the shadows. There's always sunshine somewhere, friends, we just have to find it.  Find the tiny spark of happiness and joy in everything.  Search for it relentlessly, don't let it get away, and when you find it, keep it in your sight always.  Let this little piece of happiness, whatever blessing it may be - friends, family, a passion of yours, some little success - light your life and keep it c...

This quote first appeared in Furry Weekly Issue #93 "It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." - Confucius ~~~ For me, this quote is all about improvement.  We should all strive to improve, whether it is for our art, intellectual improvement, or personal improvement.  Improvement can be difficult, and it can even be a slow process.   Oftentimes when something goes slowly we want to give up.  I'm here to tell you to not give up.  Keep this piece of wisdom from Confucius in your mind.  Even if the going is slow, you're still improving, you're still reaching your goal.  Sometimes things need to be taken slowly, and that's okay.  Just continue with what you're doing.   To pull a similar quote from the Disney movie Meet the Robinsons , just keep moving forward.  Don't look back, don't stop.  Keep going with all the power you have within you.  You can and WILL do great things. That's all for this wee...

This quote first appeared in Furry Weekly Issue #92 "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr.  Seuss ~~~ Y'know, as furries we can all take this quote to heart.  We're often criticized and hated on because of our hobbies, whether it's drawing our lovable fluffy or scaly characters or buying/making outfits of them to wear to conventions.  We've all probably also gotten the "Ew, you're a furry?" or similar reactions when we have revealed this fact to people or when they figure it out themselves.  I know I have, and it hurts. But I'm also sure that we have friends that may be normies that love that we're furries and think that it's cool!  I have several normie friends like that, and they make my life so wonderful because they don't judge me for what I like to do.  Find yourself friends like these.  Find friends who love watching you improve in your art.  ...

This quote first appeared in Furry Weekly Issue #91 "It's better to be yourself and have no friends than to be like your friends and have no self." - Unknown ~~~ This quote really spoke to me this week, and I hope it speaks to you, too.  When I read this, I was immediately reminded of the many times I tried to change myself to fit in with the popular crowd at school.  I did it so often and so fervently that I essentially lost myself and my individuality in the process.  Perhaps many of you, teens especially, are in the same boat as I once was. As awkward and maybe even lonely as it may seem sometimes, you don't have to be involved with the "in crowd" to be happy.  You don't have to be surrounded by people to be loved.  What matters most is that you love yourself first.  Get in tune with yourself.  Embrace your quirks, I promise, 99.99% of the time, your quirks are the best part of your personality! If people can't accept you as you are, accept it and...

This quote first appeared in Furry Weekly Issue #90 "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Eleanor Roosevelt ~~~ Dreams are priceless treasures, and they are beautiful to behold when they're fully realized!  However, I've seen many people give up on their dreams, and it is one of the most heartbreaking things I have ever seen. The future is what you make it, everyone.  This is YOUR year.  This is the year for you to fully realize the dream you're ready to pursue!  This is the year you aren't going to give up on yourself!  This is the year you're finally going to chase down that dream of yours!  And you know what?  Dream big!  Don't let anyone tell you your dream is impossible!   Set goals, make a plan, chase down the end result of your dream with a relentless tenacity!  Make the future YOURS and realize the full beauty of your dreams.  Believe in that beauty, and don't let it fade away just b...