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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 1798c12 | It seems to be that way with most things. No one to do the really disagreeable jobs except oneself. | Kate DiCamillo | ||
| 7ebe322 | I think you're more an archivist than a librarian," he said. He told me that archivists and librarians were opposite personas. True librarians are unsentimental. They're pragmatic, concerned with the newest, cleanest, most popular books. Archivists, on the other hand, are only peripherally interested in what other people like, and much prefer the rare to the useful. "They like everything," he said, "gum wrappers as much as books." He said t.. | librarianship | Avi Steinberg | |
| 4d56000 | Remember, lad," said the newt, "If it's going to be tommorow, it might as well be today. And if it is today, it could have been yesterday. If it was yesterday, then you're over and done with it, and can write your own book. Think about that." | Avi | ||
| cfb2056 | In that moment I found a power beyond any I'd had before, a will and a determination I would never have need if not for Lucinda, a fortitude I hadn't been able to find for a lesser cause. | strength will power | Gail Carson Levine | |
| 5a9e0ca | But repaying a debt means giving up things. Making sacrifices. If I sacrifice my heart for Jackson, will I be dead too? | Lisa Schroeder | ||
| 6b7a437 | Calvin: Dear Santa, before I submit life to your scrutiny, I demand to know who made YOU the matter of my fate?! Who are YOU to question my behavior, HUH??? What gives you the right?! Hobbes: Santa makes the toys, so he gets to decide who to give them to. Calvin: Oh. | humor santa | Bill Watterson | |
| 04a8573 | Things I will never like: 1. Drying off with a cold, damp towel. 2. The feeling of seaweed wrapping around my legs. 3. Anything that was popular in the 70's. 4. Licorice, yam, or raisins. 5. That high-pitched screech that babies make. 6. Writhing maggots. | Bill Watterson | ||
| 2af0bf2 | Watcha doin'?" "Looking for frogs." | Bill Watterson | ||
| e6120c9 | Nowadays, ads don't just sell a product. They sell an attitude! Look at this one! Here's a cool guy saying nobody tells him what to do. He does whatever he wants and he buys this product as a reflection of that independence. So basically, this maverick is urging everyone to express his individuality through conformity in brand-name selection? | individuality independence conformity peer-pressure | Bill Watterson | |
| 097f2d9 | The thief you must fear the most is not the one who steals mere things. | Ann-Marie MacDonald | ||
| 0e9f701 | What is the good of believing fervently in God if you wind up hating Him? | Ann-Marie MacDonald | ||
| 09954fd | When I am around old people, they think I am too foolish. When I am around young people, they think I am too intelligent. When I am around learned people, they think I am too simple. When I am around educated people, they think I am too wise. When I am around proud people, they think I am too weak. When I am around mighty people, they think I am too meek. When I am around cowardly people, they think I am too reckless. When I am aroun.. | philosopher-quotations philosophy-quotations philosopher-quotes philosophy-quotes guru-quotes matshona-dhliwayo-quotes wise-quotations wise-quotes wisdom-quotes | Matshona Dhliwayo | |
| c48480b | Justice is the gateway to peace. Education is the gateway to equality. Patience is the gateway to tolerance. Compassion is the gateway to mercy. Certainty is the gateway to assurance. Hope is the gateway to courage. Contentment is the gateway to happiness. Integrity is the gateway to virtue. Need is the gateway to want. Laughter is the gateway to health. Pleasure is the gateway to enjoyment. Love is the gateway to joy. Life is the gateway t.. | african-philosopher-quotes philosopher-quotes philosophy-quotes african-philosophy-quotes guru-quotes solomonology-quotes matshona-dhliwayo-quotes enlightenment-quotes | Matshona Dhliwayo | |
| fe7b1ab | They have opinions, but no facts; assumptions, but no proof; information, but no reason; arguments, but no evidence; beliefs, but no wisdom; counsel, but no guidance; pleasures, but no peace; luxuries, but no comfort; toys, but no amusement; laughter, but no peace; entertainment, but no bliss; and recreation, but no happiness. They also have charm, but no integrity; eloquence, but no logic; knowledge, but no sense; food, but no satisfaction.. | knowledge-quotes philosopher-quotations philosophy-quotations philosopher-quotes philosophy-quotes matshona-dhliwayo-quotes wise-quotations wise-quotes wisdom-quotes | Matshona Dhliwayo | |
| d53fd16 | When I see memories, I see the past. When I see thoughts, I see the present. When I see intentions, I see the future. When I see regret, I see the past. When I see hope, I see the present. When I see expectation, I see the future. When I see habits, I see the past. When I see actions, I see the present. When I see character, I see the future. When I see karma, I see the past. When I see chance, I see the present. When I see destiny, I see t.. | future-quotes philosophy-quotations sage-quotes african-philosopher-quotes philosopher-quotes african-philosophy-quotes guru-quotes matshona-dhliwayo-quotes enlightenment-quotes | Matshona Dhliwayo | |
| 97cdc68 | Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened. Conquer your vices. Exploit your virtues. | philosophy-quotations sage-quotes philosopher-quotes african-philosophy-quotes guru-quotes solomonology-quotes matshona-dhliwayo-quotes religion-quotes enlightenment-quotes | Matshona Dhliwayo | |
| d75184e | The path to ignorance is wide. The path to shallowness is smooth. The path to understanding is bumpy. The path to wisdom is narrow. The path to ignorance is steep. The path to vice is wide. The path to pleasure is smooth. The path to integrity is bumpy. The path to innocence is narrow. The path to paradise is steep. The path to fear is wide. The path to assurance is smooth. The path to hope is bumpy. The path to valor is narrow. The path to.. | philosopher-quotations sage-quotes african-philosopher-quotes african-philosophy-quotes guru-quotes solomonology-quotes matshona-dhliwayo-quotes wise-quotes enlightenment-quotes | Matshona Dhliwayo | |
| 22d1681 | For one voyage to begin, another voyage must come to an end, sort of. | David Mitchell | ||
| 8b7b2d7 | A true suicide is a paced, disciplined certainty. People pontificate, "Suicide is selfishness." Career churchmen like Pater go a step further and call it a cowardly assault on the living. Oafs argue this specious line for varying reasons: to evade fingers of blame, to impress one's audience with one's mental fiber, to vent anger, or just because one lacks the necessary suffering to sympathize. Cowardice is nothing to do with it--suicide tak.. | life-experiences little-people sucide reasoning | David Mitchell | |
| 02771ed | Oh, bein' young ain't easy 'cos ev'rythin' you're puzzlin'n'anxin' you're puzzlin'n'anxin' it for the first time. | David Mitchell | ||
| 20f30ba | I could tell you a hundred things, thinks Jacob, and nothing at all. | David Mitchell | ||
| 3b59868 | If your words're true, they're armed. | David Mitchell | ||
| 6575e5f | True knowledge without xperience is food without sustenance | David Mitchell | ||
| aceb436 | why human beings despise what is beautiful and good, and seek to destroy the things they need the most | David Mitchell | ||
| 1eb5bc7 | Love is a blurring of pronouns. Love is subject and object. The difference between its presence and its absence is the difference between life and death. | David Mitchell | ||
| 5ed1f34 | Cowardice is nothing to do with it - suicide takes considerable courage. Japanese have the right idea. No, what selfish is to demand another to endure an intolerable existence, just to spare families, friends, and enemies a bit of soul-searching. | David Mitchell | ||
| f6bbe2b | She let him finish her sentences for her for so long that now he starts them too. | David Mitchell | ||
| 9d750a9 | Contrary to popular wisdom, bullies are rarely cowards. Bullies come in various shapes and sizes. Observe yours. Gather intelligence. Shunning one hopeless battle is not an act of cowardice. Hankering for security or popularity makes you weak and vulnerable. Which is worse: Scorn earned by informers? Misery endured by victims? The brutal May have been molded by a brutality you cannot exceed. Let guile be your ally. Respect earned by i.. | David Mitchell | ||
| 5ffad95 | Time needs time to be measurable. | David Mitchell | ||
| 3bb4701 | We had run out of infinity. | David Mitchell | ||
| 3349b6a | Nummy-time!"--Cal" | scott-westerfeld peeps | Scott Westerfeld | |
| ef902e8 | You don't believe all that crap, do you - that there's one way to look, and everyone is programmed to agree on it? | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 796f2a4 | Ah. So he's forgotten the most important rule of warfare. Which is... That nothing ever goes to plan. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 058aa34 | Making ourselves feel ugly is not fun." "We are ugly." | ugly | Scott Westerfeld | |
| feb7e76 | Dr. Barlow, it is, of course, customary to check with the caption before, uh, giving away his ship." -Deryn Sharp" | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 6e98b76 | Being fathomed was even better than being flattered, it turned out. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| a4969db | And what can we conclude from this lesson, Your Highness?" Alek glared at the man. "We can conclude, Count Volger, that discussing politics while fencing is idiotic." | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| e5d03e0 | Alek: "Am I that obvious?" Deryn: "No. Im just dead clever." | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 11c2e33 | Count the deed, not the thought. | intention deeds intentions | Lloyd Alexander | |
| 74633e9 | Who but lovers dream alike? | lovers love | Lloyd Alexander | |
| 9e3dbad | Not only had Navidson carried Karen out of that house, he had picked her up a hundred times over the course of eleven years and carried her fear, her torment, and her distance. | Mark Z. Danielewski | ||
| c8130e7 | Some people reflect light Some deflect it You by some miracle Seem to collect it | miracle light love | Mark Z. Danielewski | |
| 511d681 | Maybe it hadn't entered my head at all. Maybe it had just brushed past me, like someone easing by in a dark room, the face lost in shadow, my thoughts lost in another conversation, though something in her movement or perfume is disturbingly familiar, though how familiar is impossible to tell because by the time I realize she's someone I should know she's already gone, deep into the din, beyond the bar, taking with her any chance of recognit.. | Mark Z. Danielewski | ||
| f13c42d | Do you really think the munificence of the multiverse comes translatable for your little mind? Have you ever thought to consider all that you miss whenever you're shown what is suited to your seeing? | narcons multiverse | Mark Z. Danielewski |