Site uses cookies to provide basic functionality.

OK
Query
Tags
Author
Link Quote Stars Tags Author
433af1e One cannot change, that is to say become a different person, while continuing to acquiesce to the feelings of the person one has ceased to be. Marcel Proust
f287946 If you want to bring a fundamental change in people's belief and behavior...you need to create a community around them, where those new beliefs can be practiced and expressed and nurtured. Malcolm Gladwell
56cba4b We live in a world that assumes that the quality of a decision is directly related to the time and effort that went into making it...We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible an depending as much time as possible in deliberation. We really only trust conscious decision making. But there are moments, particularly in times of stress, when haste does not make waste, when our snap judgments and first imp.. Malcolm Gladwell
bb8f740 I didn't tell him that the diagnosis came three months after I got my first period. Like: Congratulations! You're a woman. Now die. death John Green
f2d5e01 Interesting capitalization,' I said. 'Yeah. I'm a big believer in random capitalization. The rules of capitalization are so unfair to words in the middle. John Green
b9c73ba standing in line is a form of oppression John Green
6ef507b Great news for someone is always bad news for someone else John Green
4e5b07b Once again Erak bellowed with laughter. "Your master here went nearly the same shade of green as his cloak," he told Will. Halt raised an eyebrow. "At least I found a use for that damned helmet," he said, and the smile disappeared from Erak's face. "Yes. I'm not sure what I'm going to tell Gordoff about that," he said. "He made me promise I'd look after that helmet. It's his favorite-a real family heirloom." "Well it certainly has a lived i.. John Flanagan
61ad708 Desire that your life count for something great! Long for your life to have eternal significance. Want this! Don't coast through life without a passion. John Piper
e32a1e9 Sometimes a man doesn't know what to do about things and sometimes it's best to lie very still and try not to think at all about anything. Charles Bukowski
da100e6 I realized I wasn't going to find a man until I was willing to expose myself to possible harm, to assume the risks of rejection and betrayal and heartbreak that came along with caring about someone. Someday, I promised myself, I would be ready for that kind of risk. sugar-daddy Lisa Kleypas
32f69a9 But the absence of tears wasn't the same as an absence of feeling. feelings tears Lisa Kleypas
071d2d9 Eschewing ceremony, Eugenides said, "You the ambassador?" "You gave me the gun," protested Sounis. "I didn't mean for you to shoot the ambassador with it!" Eugenides told him. "Oh, how our carefully laid plans go astray," murmured the magus. "You shut up!" said Gen, laughing." Megan Whalen Turner
916ae3d There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes bravery involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself, or for someone else. Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved for the sake of something greater. bravery divergent inspirtational Veronica Roth
ab9efc7 Reading can be dangerous. the-thirteenth-tale Diane Setterfield
f4005ca Everybody has a story. It's like families. You might not know who they are, might have lost them, but they exist all the same. You might drift apart or you might turn your back on them, but you can't say you haven't got them. Same goes for stories. stories Diane Setterfield
c014b85 You are the blood of the dragon. You can make a hat. daenerys George R. R. Martin
6f9ce3f If you die before you say her name, ser, I will hunt you through all seven hells." --Prince Oberyn of Dorne." badass dorne George R.R. Martin
81b4489 You should have Hugo throw you in the pool." The golem turned his head toward Seth, who shrugged. "Sure, that would be fun." Hugo nodded, grabbed Seth, and, with a motion like a hook shot, flung him skyward. Kendra gasped. They were still thirty or forty feet away from the edge of the pool. She had pictured the golem carrying Seth much closer before tossing him. Her brother sailed nearly as high as the roof of the house before plummeting .. Brandon Mull
961c02a What is the worth of anything we do? The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life. Christopher Paolini
74db446 They wore their strange beauty like war paint. beauty strength cold strange different unique strong vampire Holly Black
ebcc604 There's always something left to lose. Holly Black
96609ee But if you didn't believe in monsters, then how were you going to be able to keep safe from them? Holly Black
c9f39b2 The sidelines may be safer but life is played on the field inspirational Wendy Mass
29ba9a4 Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare. wisdom inspirational common-sense William Blake
0ce0fd0 Deep down, I don't believe it takes any special talent for a person to lift himself off the ground and hover in the air. We all have it in us--every man, woman, and child--and with enough hard work and concentration, every human being is capable of...the feat....You must learn to stop being yourself. That's where it begins, and everything else follows from that. You must let yourself evaporate. Let your muscles go limp, breathe until you fe.. inspirational Paul Auster
06d6709 There is no illusion greater than fear. inspirational overcoming-fear Lao Tzu, Tao Teh Ching
9fa5dfa I had to learn to live without you and I couldn't make sense of it, because I left so much of me inside of you. happyquotes inspired instadaily instaquote pinquotes poems quoteoftheday relationships rmdrake spokenword vsco writer poetry writing quote hope inspirational inspirationalquotes sadquotes typewriter tattoo sayings lovequotes quotes robert m drake
4295e2e The reward of a thing well done is having done it. inspirational Ralph Waldo Emerson
c4949d1 Adversity introduces a man to himself. inspirational Albert Einstein
2c4e333 I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious." inspirational Vince Lombardi
f944349 a dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. a man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker. inspirational Buddha Siddhartha Guatama Shakyamuni
bf1d393 My young sisters, we have such hope for you. We have such great expectations for you. Don't settle for less than what the Lord wants you to be.. spiritual inspirational Ezra Taft Benson
e415c12 No matter how many people believe or don't believe in you, you must b faith life inspirational attitude believe pablo
661e1c8 In imagination she sailed over storied seas that wash the distant shining shores of "faery lands forlorn," where lost Atlantis and Elysium lie, with the evening star for pilot, to the land of Heart's Desire. And she was richer in those dreams than in realities; for things seen pass away, but the things that are unseen are eternal. reality imagination inspirational eternity L.M. Montgomery
fe0b496 In college, I had a course in Latin, and one day the word "divorce" came up. I always figured it came from some root that meant "divide." In truth, it comes from "divertere," which means "to divert." I believe that. All divorce does is divert you, taking you away from everything you thought you knew and everything you thought you wanted and steering you into all kinds of other stuff, like discussions about your mother's girdle and whether s.. Mitch Albom
3b9bcf2 I thought about the days i had handed over to a bottle..the nights i can't remember..the mornings i slept thru..all the time spent running from myself. bottle life days remorse running drunk remember forget Mitch Albom
dbc8df9 It's frightening when things you love appear suddenly changed from what you have always known. Barbara Kingsolver
6e0775f Soldiers can sometimes make decisions that are smarter than the orders they've been given. soldiers Orson Scott Card
7fbc3bb Defend the weak, protect both young and old, never desert your friends. Give justice to all, be fearless in battle and always ready to defend the right." --The law of Badger Lords" Brian Jacques
6a3772b Okay. You're the best Apollyon there is." He tipped his head to the side and arched a brow. "I'm the only Apollyon there is right now." I grinned. "You're still the best." seth Jennifer L. Armentrout
de7282d There're eighty-six thousand, four hundred seconds in a day, right? There're one thousand, four hundred and forty minutes in a day." Her brow knitted. "Okay. I'll take your word for it." "I'm right." I tapped my finger against my head. "A lot of useless knowledge up here. Anyway, are you following me? There're one hundred and sixty-eight hours in a week. Around eighty-seven hundred and then some hours in a year, and you know what?" She smil.. Jennifer L. Armentrout
eb78c79 I can't believe Apollo hit me with a god bolt." "I can't believe Aiden punched him." Jennifer L. Armentrout
3928217 But love, child, love is the root of all that is good, and the root of all things that are evil. Jennifer L. Armentrout