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2676c0a Dean] "My dear fellow, who will let you?" [Roark] "That's not the point. The point is, who will stop me?" -- Ayn Rand
7866553 Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We ar.. akeelah fear inspirational Marianne Williamson
5ca7f14 There are infinite numbers between 0 and 1. There's .1 and .12 and .112 and an infinite collection of others. Of course, there is a bigger infinite set of numbers between 0 and 2, or between 0 and a million. Some infinities are bigger than other infinities. A writer we used to like taught us that. There are days, many of them, when I resent the size of my unbounded set. I want more numbers than I'm likely to get, and God, I want more number.. John Green
d1620d0 It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then. psychological humor inspirational yesterday alice philosophy-of-life Lewis Carroll
021823f And in that moment, I swear we were infinite. Stephen Chbosky
b0e1f7d So it's not gonna be easy. It's going to be really hard; we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, everyday. You and me... everyday. marriage Nicholas Sparks
8a6272f We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. choice inspiration imagination life attitude pretend Kurt Vonnegut
ed380d6 Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory. J.K. Rowling
bae7b94 The truth." Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution." J.K. Rowling
2410345 a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. mind George R.R. Martin
d185207 Books are a uniquely portable magic. magic reading Stephen King
28c1ff0 Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them. We all could. misattributed-to-bill-gates work nerds nerd Charles J. Sykes
c9d4862 Just when you think it can't get any worse, it can. And just when you think it can't get any better, it can. love Nicholas Sparks
2ea92db I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life. And I am horribly limited. life limits Sylvia Plath
fd76736 Do you remember me telling you we are practicing non-verbal spells, Potter?" "Yes," said Harry stiffly. "Yes, sir." "There's no need to call me "sir" Professor." The words had escaped him before he knew what he was saying." rebellion sarcasm J.K. Rowling
fd653b5 Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart. Haruki Murakami
050b7fb It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace. pain scar peace sweetness Chuck Palahniuk
05a7fed Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them. William Shakespeare
39b5e96 What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain. 1993 inspirational complaining advice Maya Angelou
78f5616 A person's a person, no matter how small. inspirational Dr. Seuss
16fd29d It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. inspirational Paulo Coelho
e633910 He's not perfect. You aren't either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give him the most you can. He isn't going to quote poetry, he's not thinking about you every moment, but he will give you a part of him that he knows you could break. Don't hurt him, don't change him, and don't expect for m.. love inspirational Bob Marley
31a185c Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. Ernest Hemingway
3dde555 I finally understood what true love meant...love meant that you care for another person's happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be. nicholas-sparks Nicholas Sparks
ffb7bcf Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have. J.K. Rowling
9f7fad3 When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face w.. empathy friends friendship inspirational Henri Nouwen
f24ac92 Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it. J.K. Rowling
6ff0f64 The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person. love Chuck Palahniuk
31fffff Have you ever noticed how 'What the hell' is always the right decision to make? philosophy misattributed-to-marilyn-monroe Terry Johnson
bb64628 You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love. inspirational the-notebook Nicholas Sparks
38d194f Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood. George Orwell
5f5a631 Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. Harper Lee
2d8dd57 A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading. reading William Styron
8784abd Do you hate people?" "I don't hate them...I just feel better when they're not around." -- misanthropy paraphrased Charles Bukowski
bd3d7fe Well-behaved women seldom make history. women inspirational misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
790088b We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving. worth life value J.K. Rowling
084cb35 Being a woman is a terribly difficult trade since it consists principally of dealings with men. Joseph Conrad
0fcfe90 Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you. George R.R. Martin
09887f1 I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will. integrity self-determination independence women freedom self-awareness identity empowerment image realism gender flaws Charlotte Brontë
434e43d Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life. proverb Terry Pratchett
27238ca Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more. Nicholas Sparks
c4ee364 When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. inspiration love santiago Paulo Coelho
c287938 One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving. Paulo Coelho
9bcc8ad When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always. goodness sadness love truth inspirational victory despair evil Mahatma Gandhi