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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 03152ec | He had lived alone most of his life. He was used to places that were empty. He knew the real shelter of a home was inside yourself. | Michael Connelly | ||
| 95d4085 | No matter how much they tried to dress her up with neon and family entertainment she [Las Vegas] was still a whore. | Michael Connelly | ||
| 93a9894 | Eenie, meenie, minie, moe, catch a killer by the toe. If his lawyer's Haller, let him go. Eenie, meenie, minie, moe. Hey bro. | Michael Connelly | ||
| b7e5b0d | Loneliness had been the trash can fire he huddled around for most of his life. | Michael Connelly | ||
| a7846f1 | A lady doctor in the foreground, black horn-rims and white lab coat, suddenly cried, "You people ought to be ashamed of yourselves! Do you realize what you're doing to the reality concepts we're trying to instill in these people? How do you expect them to differentiate between illusion and reality when you do something like ?"" | Donald E. Westlake | ||
| dbbb921 | He released her hand back in her own lap. "Sometimes you give up what you love to stay alive." "Have you ever had to do that?" He turned his head to look at her so long it should have been dangerous, but he seemed to have a sixth sense when it came to the road. "It's coming," he said. And he turned away, driving into the slowly dawning day." | Anne Stuart | ||
| be6e2f5 | Chloe took a sip of her coffee. Strong as faith, sweet as love, black as sin. | Anne Stuart | ||
| 9faa9ee | And you're no going to see me inherit the title--you'll marry on your deathbed and beget an heir just to spite me," he said in a voice that wasn't far from a whine. "What a wonderful opinion you have of my virility," Rohan replied." | rohan | Anne Stuart | |
| 41219fd | You can dress a pig up in satin and lace and its still a pig." Francis smiled hazily. "Are you calling my intended a pig, Charles?" Charles raised a dark eyebrow. "Intended what, Francis? You surely cant be having respectable inclinations towards this girl. The bullet hit your arm, not your head." | rohan | Anne Stuart | |
| 0c71c04 | We have a guardian angel, and who cares if he's a fallen one? | yum | Anne Stuart | |
| 6b13cde | He halted abruptly, and this time she did slam into him, but at least it was his back absorbing the blow of her soft body. He could pretend to ignore it. "What have you got on your feet?" he growled. "Shoes." He looked down, his eyes accustomed to the inky black. Light-weight sneakers, already soaking wet from the damp undergrowth. "Christ, woman," he muttered. "I didn't exactly get a chance to choose my wardrobe when they kidnapped me," sh.. | Anne Stuart | ||
| 1a57105 | He moved around the wide counter, silent as always. She was sitting on the floor, her arms wrapped around her knees, her fist in her mouth to try to quiet her sobs, and he realized he hadn't actually seen her cry before. [..] She must have felt his eyes on her, for she suddenly swallowed her sob on a choked gasp and looked up at him, her huge, sorrow-filled eyes a sharper pain than the knife slash. He moved slow enough, so as not to spook h.. | Anne Stuart | ||
| 852779e | He wanted her hands on him, he wanted her mouth on him, he wanted to take her from behind, leaning over the bunk, he wanted her to go down on him, he wanted everything he could possibly think of and more. He wanted it hard and nasty, gentle and sweet. But most of all he wanted it now. | Anne Stuart | ||
| 1272a55 | I thought you'd be halfway to Tokyo by now," she said, stalling. "Not without you." Oh, man, she was so screwed. He was bad enough when he was giving her shit. Right now he was looking at her as if she was the most precious thing on earth, and she knew what she looked and smelled like. The world had turned upside down. "I don't suppose you love me," she said. "Even a little bit?" "Don't be an idiot, Ji-chan. Why else would I be here? Now, d.. | Anne Stuart | ||
| 5d50ef4 | He needed to keep as far away from her as possible, or they'd end up back in bed together or she'd kill him. And he wasn't sure which he preferred. | Anne Stuart | ||
| 50a9fb5 | And what if you don't come?" "I will. No matter what happens." "I'll come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way,'" she murmured." | Anne Stuart | ||
| 271fd22 | Lord save us, first you have a heart, now you have a god? Will wonders never cease? | Anne Stuart | ||
| dfe834c | And this is a time to act, not wonder. | Kate DiCamillo | ||
| 1401075 | We must ask ourselves these questions as often as we dare. How will the world change if we do not question it?" "The world cannot be changed," said Gloria. "The world is what the world is and has forever been." "No," said Leo Matienne softly, "I will not believe that. For here is Peter standing before us, asking us to make it something different." | Kate DiCamillo | ||
| 5081c1a | It's not even that I bump into things. It's more that things leap out of nowhere and bump into me | Kate DiCamillo | ||
| b2938ad | All things are possible. When I was a girl in Blundermeecen, the miraculous happened every day. Or every other day. Or every third day. Actually, sometimes it did not happen at all, even on the third day. But still, we expected it. You see what I'm saying? Even when it didn't happen, we were expecting it. We knew the miraculous would come. | Kate DiCamillo | ||
| ec1affe | Oh, my goodness," said Louisiana. "I'm just all filled up with feathers and regrets. And fears. I have a lot of fears." | Kate DiCamillo | ||
| 2aeef19 | He would write and write. He would make wonderful things happen. Some of it would be true. All of it would be true. Most of it would be true. | ulysess writers-on-writing writing | Kate DiCamillo | |
| 8a44c96 | How can you make a beautiful ending without making beautiful mistakes. | Kate DiCamillo | ||
| 3579b15 | Yet for quixotic reasons--namely, that I enjoyed writing obits--I had decided to scale back on articles about city life in order to write exclusively about the city's dead. For even less money. It was a strange and inexplicable career move. | death obituary | Avi Steinberg | |
| d7bbd85 | The world is a wonder that somebody asked, nobody knows cause nobody has, Since love was created I love a lot, | Avis | ||
| 7ea40fa | Not for nothing are they called deadlines. By the time you reach the final line, sir, you are indeed dead. | Avi | ||
| 7624765 | while the outside world was full of danger, I knew my interior. I was certain that I could oust an intruder there. | fairy-tales fairytale introspection introvert princesses | Gail Carson Levine | |
| 853d7a9 | And if I was Lisa Marie Presley and I'd told you I was going to marry Michael Jackson because I liked the shape of his nose, or rather, noses, and he's just a sweet boy who loves children, I mean really loves children, and his dramatic change in appearance was undoubtedly a result of a genuine bona fide skin disease, would you have said anything? | Toni Jordan | ||
| 3e1665e | Wake up, get up... Shut up. Listen up... Throw up...Mix up, Goof up... Hurry up... | Bill Watterson | ||
| 363ca9e | Susie: Hi Calvin! Aren't you excited about going to school? Look at all these great school supplies I got! I love having new notebooks and stuff! Calvin:All I've got to say is they're not making me learn any foreign languages. If English is good enough for me, then by golly, it's good enough for the rest of the world! Everyone should just speak English or shut up, that's what I say! Susie: You should maybe check the chemical content of your.. | humor school | Bill Watterson | |
| c1c2757 | Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the choices available. Some people are idealists, standing for principle and refusing to compromise. And some people just act on any whim that enters their heads. I wonder which one YOU are. I pragmatically turn my whims into principles! | pragmatist principles realist spontaneity thinking thoughts whimsical | Bill Watterson | |
| af26f40 | Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria! | happiness | Bill Watterson | |
| fc79ce3 | It's his last thrill and his last sting of love, as fresh and painful as youth transplanted over time and an ocean. There is nothing left for him now except to die, but that will take a while because he is a creature of habit, and he has got into the habit of being alive. | Ann-Marie MacDonald | ||
| 1ee3672 | She never had much in this life, but with the simplest things, she made her corner of the world as beautiful as any king's palace. We may lack riches, but the greatest fortune is what lies in our hearts. | heart life love material-possessions simplicity stormy-lewellyn | Dean Koontz | |
| 068d6c8 | Life is sheer bliss when it wants to be. | David Mitchell | ||
| 14a1fbe | Follow few. Lead many. Walk with some. Embrace all. Believe in truth. Trust in hope. | african-philosopher-quotes african-philosophy-quotes enlightenment-quotes guru-quotations guru-quotes matshona-dhliwayo-quotes philosopher-quotations solomonology-quotes wise-quotes | Matshona Dhliwayo | |
| 6e11927 | Don't take life for granted. Don't compare yourself to others. Don't run from your problems. Don't entertain negative people. Don't abuse your friendships. Don't hold onto the past. Don't throw away opportunities. Don't blame others for your failures. Don't quarrel over small issues. Don't make excuses for your mistakes. Don't try to please your enemies. Don't run from your responsibilities. Don't force your opinions on others. Don't compla.. | african-philosophy-quotes enlightenment-quotes guru-quotes matshona-dhliwayo-quotes philosopher-quotes philosophy-quotations religion-quotes sage-quotes solomonology-quotes | Matshona Dhliwayo | |
| c11f5cd | Truth is one, so let us be of one mind. Light is one, so let us be of one heart. | light-quotes love-quotes matshona-dhliwayo-quotes team-quotes teamwork-quotations teamwork-quotes truth-quotations truth-quotes universe-quotes | Matshona Dhliwayo | |
| bdb5d99 | If you tolerate fear, you yourself will become distrustful. If you tolerate hate, you yourself will become dispiteful. If you tolerate arrogance, you yourself will become concietful. If you tolerate ignorance, you yourself will become disgraceful. If you promote tolerance, you yourself will become peaceful. If you promote harmony, you yourself will become joyful. If you promote love, you yourself will become powerful. | diversity-quotes enlightenment-quotes hate-quotes peace-quote racism-quotes tolerance-quotes world-changers-quotes world-peace-quotes | Matshona Dhliwayo | |
| f06562b | Where there's strength there's courage. Where there's courage there's hope. Where there's hope there's faith. Where there's faith there's power. Where there's truth there's knowledge. Where there's knowledge there's understanding. | guru-quotes knowledge-quotes matshona-dhliwayo-quotes philosophy-quotes sage-quotes wisdom-quotations wisdom-quotes wise-quotations wise-quotes | Matshona Dhliwayo | |
| 8bdecb4 | If you can rule your mind, you can rule your heart. If you can rule your heart, you can rule your soul. | leader-quotes leadership-quotations leadership-quotes mastery-quotes matshona-dhliwayo-quotes mind-q soul-quotations soul-quotes | Matshona Dhliwayo | |
| 2009ea0 | Money: My Thesis Money can buy you comfort, but it can't buy you peace. Money can buy you pleasure, but it can't buy you happiness. Money can buy you food, but it can't buy you contentment. Money can buy you delight, but it can't buy you love. Money can buy you praise, but it can't buy you honor. Money can buy you titles, but it can't buy you respect. Money can buy you neighbors, but it can't buy you friends. Money can buy you crowds, but i.. | matshona-dhliwayo-quotes money-quotations money-quote money-quotes true-riches-quotes true-wealth-quotes wealth-quotes wisdom-quotes wise-quotes | Matshona Dhliwayo | |
| 1b95a8b | The world is a classroom, nature is our teacher, life is our exam, and death is our graduation. The world is a sage, humanity are its students, | knowledge-quotes matshona-dhliwayo-quotes philosopher-quotations philosopher-quotes philosophy-quotations philosophy-quotes wisdom-quotes wise-quotes | Matshona Dhliwayo |