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49092a6 If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man. henry-david-thoreau Henry David Thoreau
53f702b That is one good thing about this world...there are always sure to be more springs. good-things l-m-montgomery spring L.M. Montgomery
33dd302 We Slytherins are brave, yes, but not stupid. For instance, given the choice, we will always choose to save our own necks. slytherin J.K. Rowling
fce35b4 When he straightened up again, there were six Harry Potters gasping and panting in front of him. Fred and George turned to each other and said together, "Wow -- we're identical!" J.K. Rowling
563af8b On the drive we talked easily, but we did make a small detour. After pulling into a rest stop, we made out like teenagers. Nicholas Sparks
412896d When a man is that special, you know it sooner than you think possible. You recognize it instinctively, and you're certain that no matter what happens, there will never be another one like him. Nicholas Sparks
b54a006 What the younger generation didn't understand was that the grass was greenest where it's watered.. Nicholas Sparks
34ed9e8 Weren't you wearing a purity ring when we got here? Aren't you supposed to be saving yourself?" Shanti asked. "Yeah," Mary Lou answered. "And then I thought, for what? You save leftovers. My sex is not a leftover, and it is not a Christmas present." -- purity-rings sexuality Libba Bray
b2b3160 There is nothing special in the world. nothing magic. just physics. Chuck Palahniuk
7b89d7d Never say love is "like" anything... It isn't." Michael Chabon
8d4e844 If I believe I will win, then victory will believe in me. Paulo Coelho
128fcf9 All religions lead to the same God, and all deserve the same respect. Anyone who chooses a religion is also choosing a collective way for worshipping and sharing the mysteries. Nevertheless, that person is the only one responsible for his or her actions along the way and has no right to shift responsibility for any personal decisions on to that religion. paulo-coelho politics religion Paulo Coelho
006fd41 We aren't who we want to be. We are what society demands. We are what our parents choose. We don't want to disappoint anyone; we have a great need to be loved. So we smother the best in us. Gradually, the light of our dreams turns into the monster of our nightmares. They become things not done, possibilities not lived. Paulo Coelho
00e6417 When we set out on the path, we always have a fairly clear idea of what we hope to find. Women are generally seeking their Soul Mate, and men looking for Power. Neither party is really interested in learning. They simply want to reach the thing they have set as their goal. ignorance life Paulo Coelho
515f693 Free again, but it's just a feeling; freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit yourself to what is best for you. Paulo Coelho
16ad8df But while I was sitting down, I saw something that drove me crazy. Somebody'd written 'fuck you' on the wall. It drove me damn near crazy. I thought how Phoebe and all the other little kids would see it, and how they'd wonder what the hell it meant, and then finally some dirty kid would tell them-- all cockeyed naturally-- what it meant, and how they'd all think about it and maybe even worry about it for a couple of days. I kept wanting to .. innocence J.D. Salinger
389c393 I believe you. And I believe in peace. I believe in a better world. Sarah J. Maas
66df7fc And Elide sobbed as Manon Blackbeak emerged, smiling faintly. As Manon Blackbeak saw her and Aelin, knee-to-knee in the grass, and mouthed one word. . elide-lochan manon-blackbeak pg542 Sarah J. Maas
6d6c979 Despite rumor, Death isn't cruel--merely terribly, terribly good at his job. Terry Pratchett
1f37d7b Promise me you'll marry me. Not now. Someday. Because I need to know." Claire felt a flutter inside, like a bird trying to fly, and a rush of heat that made her dizzy. And something else, something fragile as a soap bubble, and just as beautiful. Joy, in the middle of all this horror and heartbreak. "Yes," she whispered back. "I promise." And she kissed him, and kissed him, and kissed him, while the sun came up and bathed Morganville in one.. end love shane-collins Rachel Caine
bcefd9f She gave him the wide, green-eyed expression that she would have described as I will slap you so far into next week that it will take a team of surgeons just to get Wednesday out of your ass. you-suck Christopher Moore
002a8ad I spend most of my waking hours confronting and destroying things that I fear. A thousand-year-old master vampire was a tall order, but a girl's got to have a goal. Laurell K. Hamilton
86c2e54 You take insult where none is intended, but if you will find insult where none is meant, then perhaps I should try harder to insult on purpose. Laurell K. Hamilton
094ab27 He was not bone and feather but a perfect idea of freedom and flight, limited by nothing at all Richard Bach
593ba37 We know what we got, and we don't care whether you know it or not. John Steinbeck
caa00bd Money will not purchase happiness for the man who has no concept of what he wants. Ayn Rand
de42040 Can you keep secrets? Can you know a thing and never say it again? Dan Brown
cb29062 Experiment is the mother of knowledge. Madeleine L'Engle
ebf5ab4 Give me a moment, because I like to cry for joy. It's so delicious, John dear, to cry for joy. Charles Dickens
eef6bbd The sun,--the bright sun, that brings back, not light alone, but new life, and hope, and freshness to man--burst upon the crowded city in clear and radiant glory. Through costly-coloured glass and paper-mended window, through cathedral dome and rotten crevice, it shed its equal ray. Charles Dickens
1fa700b Dead, we are revealed in our true dimensions, and they are surprisingly modest. death inspirational life Michael Cunningham
779402d Action always happens in the present, because it is an expression of the body, which can only exist in the here and now. But the mind is like a phantom that lives only in the past or future. It's only power over you is to draw your attention our of the present. Dan Millman
a4e82a2 You cannot see what I see because you see what you see. You cannot know what I know because you know what you know. What I see and what I know cannot be added to what you see and what you know because they are not of the same kind. Neither can it replace what you see and what you know, because that would be to replace you yourself." "Hang on, can I write this down?" said Arthur, excitedly fumbling in his pocket for a pencil." Douglas Adams
f360dd0 The King beneath the mountains, The King of carven stone, The lord of silver fountains Shall come into his own! His crown shall be upholden, His harp shall be restrung, His halls shall echo golden To songs of yore re-sung. The woods shall wave on mountains. And grass beneath the sun; His wealth shall flow in fountains And the rivers golden run. The streams shall run in gladness, The lakes shall shine and burn, And sorrow fail and sadness At.. J.R.R. Tolkien
da5e280 Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy. Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place. It is not to bring men and women over to our side, but to offer freedom not disturbed by dividing lines. change freedom friend holy hospitality other space stranger Henri J.M. Nouwen
f525161 Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. love rebellion truth Kahlil Gibran
a20e070 No good deed goes unpunished- Syn Sherrilyn Kenyon
dfb4424 In our past lies our future. By our own hands and decisions we will be damned and we will be saved. Whatever you do, put forth your best effort even if all you're doing is chasing a never ending rainbow. You might never reach the end of it, but along the way you'll meet people who will mean the world to you and make me...mories that will keep you warm on even the coldest nights Sherrilyn Kenyon
115a6c6 Only a fool took a remote from a god. Sherrilyn Kenyon
74158a3 When I leaned a little too close to the doorway, my inner voice piped up, telling me not to be stupid. The guy with the bionic senses was better equipped for this. Kelley Armstrong
e062831 The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone. She was very old, though she did not know it, and she was no longer the careless color of sea foam but rather the color of snow falling on a moonlit night. But her eyes were still clear and unwearied, and she still moved like a shadow on the sea. Peter S. Beagle
6f04fb2 He discovered the cruel paradox by which we always decieve ourselves twice about the people we love-first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage Albert Camus
fbe1a5e The truth is that every intelligent man, as you know, dreams of being a gangster and of ruling over society by force alone. As it is not so easy as the detective novels might lead one to believe, one generally relies on politics and joins the cruelest party.What does it matter, after all, if by humiliating one's mind one succeeds in dominating every one? I discovered in myself sweet dreams of oppression. oppression Albert Camus
3c2f876 In fact, it comes to this: nobody is capable of really thinking about anyone, even in the worst calamity. For really to think about someone means thinking about that person every minute of the day, without letting one's thoughts be diverted by anything- by meals, by a fly that settles on one's cheek, by household duties, or by a sudden itch somewhere. But there are always flies and itches. That's why life is difficult to live. Albert Camus