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| 51604f6 | The frightened individual seeks for somebody or something to tie his self to; he cannot bear to be his own individual self any longer, and he tries frantically to get rid of it and to feel security again by the elimination of this burden: the self. | individuation the-self | Erich Fromm | |
| 0943a4b | Love is an activity, not a passive affect; it is a "standing in," not a "falling for." In the most general way, the active character of love can be described by stating that love is primarily giving, not receiving." | Erich Fromm | ||
| fba0369 | My attitude is if fashion says it's forbidden, I'm going to do it. | Michael Jackson | ||
| 0bcc4b2 | What happened to truth? Did it go out of style? | truth | Michael Jackson | |
| 2c20fc4 | I don't like to judge people. I love it. Writing people completely off was liberating | Penny Reid | ||
| 7fe8902 | For example, the supporters of tariffs treat it as self-evident that the creation of jobs is a desirable end, in and of itself, regardless of what the persons employed do. That is clearly wrong. If all we want are jobs, we can create any number--for example, have people dig holes and then fill them up again, or perform other useless tasks. Work is sometimes its own reward. Mostly, however, it is the price we pay to get the things we want. O.. | friedman job-creation jobs work | Milton Friedman | |
| bbbb1e2 | Classic literature is still something that hangs in the air like a song. | G.K. Chesterton | ||
| 803eb83 | When Christ at a symbolic moment was establishing His great society, He chose for its cornerstone neither the brilliant Paul nor the mystic John, but a shuffler, a snob, a coward - in a word, a man. And upon this rock He has built His Church, and the gates of Hell have not prevailed against it. All the empires and the kingdoms have failed, because of this inherent and continual weakness, that they were founded by strong men and upon strong .. | peter the-catholic-church the-papacy the-pope | G.K. Chesterton | |
| c5b23cd | The most poetical thing in the world is not being sick. | sick | G.K. Chesterton | |
| c68c035 | She can tell you the height of the attacker from the trigonometry of the blood spatter, while I'm fuzzy on what trigonometry is. | rene | Ilona Andrews | |
| 734a7b2 | Did you read the instructions?" He shook his head. "Why, were you afraid they'd take your man card away?" "Are you going to help me or just make fun of me?" "Can't I do both?" -- | Ilona Andrews | ||
| 28e6beb | It's not a loup cage, you know,' I told her. 'It's a holding cell. Or safe room. or secure room. I don't think Jim ever settled on a term he could live with.' 'Aha. It's a loup cage.' Andrea cleared her throat. 'I touched it with my finger and it hurt. Is that in case of marital problems? | kate loup married | Ilona Andrews | |
| c2d69ff | swore. "Barabas said you might say that. I'm supposed to tell you this." Ascanio cleared his throat and produced a remarkably accurate impression of Barabas's tenor. "Courage, Your Majesty." "I will kill him." "The Beast Lord or Barabas?" "Both." | barabas kate | Ilona Andrews | |
| d48baae | What is he doing here?" Curran growled. "He's Roland's Warlord. He's here for me." He was here for the woman who had broken his master's blade. "Tough luck. You're mine." | Ilona Andrews | ||
| 07494d8 | Ascanio..." "Yes, Consort?" "I think you misunderstand the whole nature of what it means to be an employee. We have a job to do; we are doing it. Or I'm doing it, and you're making it more difficult." "I'm not an employee. I'm an intern." "Try to be a silent intern." | kate-daniels | Ilona Andrews | |
| bd5d820 | Is there anything else you need to tell me?" Every time I look at you, I have to put a leash on myself. "No." | Ilona Andrews | ||
| e410480 | Please relay my greetings to the Beast Lord," I said. "I appreciate his willingness to alter his extremely busy schedule and make and appearance." Curran show no emotion. No gloating, no anger, nothing at all. Jim looked at me, looked at Curran, looked back at me again. "Kate says hi," he said finally. "I'm ecstatic," Curran said." | jim kate-daniels | Ilona Andrews | |
| 7462f34 | Did you send an escort with my family?" "Yes. They're a target." "How did you know they would be leaving?" "My people saw them load up, called me, and I told them to follow." Duh. "Thank you." "You're welcome. I plan to hold them hostage until you sleep with me." I stumbled. He turned and gave me a brilliant, impossibly handsome smile. "Just kidding." Damn it." | nevada-baylor | Ilona Andrews | |
| 9da4502 | I leaned forward. "How did I turn out? Are you proud of the monster you made?" Roland smiled. Hugh and Landon were right. It was like the sun had risen. Like digging a hole in your backyard and finding a glittering jewel in the dirt. "Child, my dangerous one, my beautiful one. You've claimed your city. You shouldn't have been able to do that for another hundred years. I'm so proud that my pride could topple mountains. If you let me, I would.. | Ilona Andrews | ||
| 5666063 | Eat slowly," the blueblood said. "Don't cut your food with the fork. Cut it with the knife, and make the pieces small enough so you can answer a question without having to swallow first." Why me? "Right. Any other tips?" Her sarcasm whistled right over his head. "Yes. Look at me and not at your plate. If you have to look at your plate, glance at it occasionally." Rose put down her fork. "Lord Submarine..." "Camarine." "Whatever." "You.. | Ilona Andrews | ||
| 341457d | Jackass!" Eve yelled. "You know, when people say that, I just hear the word awesome," Shane said." | Rachel Caine | ||
| a389d3e | I so rarely have the chance to field-test anything. Amelie is so conservative about these things -Myrnin | humor myrnin | Rachel Caine | |
| 5640106 | Autumnal -- nothing to do with leaves. It is to do with a certain brownness at the edges of the day ... Brown is creeping up on us, take my word for it ... Russets and tangerine shades of old gold flushing the very outside edge of the senses... deep shining ochres, burnt umber and parchments of baked earth -- reflecting on itself and through itself, filtering the light. At such times, perhaps, coincidentally, the leaves might fall, somewher.. | Tom Stoppard | ||
| 3a91e4a | Well, to what do we owe the honor of your presence?" I asked snidely. National Slut Convention next door? Twatwaffles Anonymous?" | eit-series | Karina Halle | |
| 786c106 | That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. | jesus spiritual the-holy-bible | Anonymous | |
| f602909 | There was something unbearably sexy about cars at night, Ronan thought. The way the fenders twisted the light and reflected the road, the way every driver became anonymous. The sight of them knocked his heartbeat askew. | cars-at-night fenders sexy-cars | Maggie Stiefvater | |
| 957665d | Krishna taught in the Bhadavad Gita: 'karmanyeva-adhikaraste ma phalesu kadachana', which means, 'Be active, never be inactive, and don't react to the outcome of the work. | geeta gita hindu india | Anonymous | |
| fb47191 | many women do noble things, but you surpass them all. charm is deceptive, beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised | proverbs scripture spiritual | Anonymous | |
| 0d6e03d | Finaly, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. -Ephesians 6:10-11 | religion | Anonymous | |
| 8351a8f | The fool who knows his folly Becomes wise by that fact. But the fool who thinks he's wise - He's called 'a fool' indeed! | fools knowledge v-63 wisdom | Anonymous | |
| 86c035d | God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. | bible bible-verse god love scripture | Anonymous | |
| 7c37b35 | For I am convinced that neither death nor life neither angels nor demons neither the present nor the future nor any powers neither height nor depth nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38 | gospel | Anonymous | |
| df2ed58 | How could you...? How?" "Logically you have no right to be angry. I simply followed your lead." ... "No," She managed. "There is no other way." | holly sacrifice | Eoin Colfer | |
| 9e11ec9 | We lost the crickets. | Eoin Colfer | ||
| 6881650 | Have you ever heard of the theory of relativity?" Artemis blinked. "Is this a joke? I have traveled through time, Doctor. I think I know a little something about relativity." | artemis-fowl-humor funny relativity time-travel | Eoin Colfer | |
| c39edf0 | If he had had all Peru in his pocket, he would certainly have given it to this dancer; but Gringoire had not Peru in his pocket; and besides, America was not yet discovered. (p. 66) | Victor Hugo | ||
| 8394a70 | The infinite exists. It is there. If the infinite had no the would be its limit; it would not be the infinite; in other words, it would not be. But it is. Then it has a This of the infinite is God. | Victor Hugo | ||
| 9efa953 | Die, very good, but do not make others die. Suicides like the one which is about to take place here are sublime, but suicide is restricted, and does not allow of extension; and so soon as it affects your neighbors, suicide becomes murder. | suicide | Victor Hugo | |
| 0653d58 | He was out there alone with himself, composed, tranquil, adoring, comparing the serenity of his heart to the serenity of the skies, moved in the darkness by the visible splendors of the constellations and the invisible splendor of God, opening his soul to the thoughts that fall from the Unknown. In such moments, offering up his heart as the flowers of night emit their perfume, lit like a lamp in the center of the starry night, expanding in .. | Victor Hugo | ||
| a686a08 | Who has been unhooking the stars without my permission, and putting them on the table in the guise of candles? | stars | Victor Hugo | |
| 0b23022 | Grantaire, earthbound in doubt, loved to watch Enjolras soaring in the upper air of faith. He needed Enjolras. Without being fully aware of it, or seeking to account for it himself, he was charmed by that chaste, upright, inflexible and candid nature. | enjolras grantaire les-mis | Victor Hugo | |
| c64cff2 | I don't give a damn unless I'm fond of a person;but I'd sacrifice my life for those I am fond of; the rest I'd throttle if they stood in my way...And you may not believe me but if I still set a value on life it is only because I still hope one day to meet such a heavenly creature who will regenarate me, purify me and elevate me. But you don't understand that. | Leo Tolstoy | ||
| b6bbf6c | Art is not, as the metaphysicians say, the manifestation of some mysterious idea of beauty or God; it is not, as the aesthetical physiologists say, a game in which man lets off his excess of stored-up energy; it is not the expression of man's emotions by external signs; it is not the production of pleasing objects; and, above all, it is not pleasure; but it is a means of union among men, joining them together in the same feelings, and indis.. | Leo Tolstoy | ||
| 835e2cc | I both wished and feared to see Mr. Rochester on the day which followed this sleepless night. I wanted to hear his voice again, yet feared to meet his eye. | Charlotte Brontë |