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6512cfe There are two ways to reach me: by way of kisses or by way of the imagination. But there is a hierarchy: the kisses alone don't work. inspirational Anaïs Nin
26f789b A smile puts you on the right track. A smile makes the world a beautiful place. When you lose your smile, you lose your way in the chaos of life. inspiration inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire life-and-living life-quotes living optimistic positive-affirmation positive-life inspiring positive positive-thinking life-lessons optimism happiness life inspirational smiles smile smiling Roy T. Bennett
2062e24 We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. confidence inspirational Carlos Castaneda
0a7cba2 Most times, it's just a lot easier not to let the world know what's wrong. Chuck Palahniuk
e3e3940 Love sucks. Sometimes it feels good. Sometimes it's just another way to bleed. Laurell K. Hamilton
8cbda4a In the beginning, God created the earth, and he looked upon it in His cosmic loneliness. And God said, "Let Us make living creatures out of mud, so the mud can see what We have done." And God created every living creature that now moveth, and one was man. Mud as man alone could speak. God leaned close to mud as man sat up, looked around, and spoke. Man blinked. "What is the purpose of all this?" he asked politely. "Everything must have a pu.. meaning-of-life purpose Kurt Vonnegut
87a24a6 Women only nag when they feel unappreciated. Louis de Bernières
1dc4a08 What was there to be gained by fighting the most evil wizard who has ever existed?" said Black, with a terrible fury in his face. "Only innocent lives, Peter!" "You don't understand!" whined Pettigrew. "He would have killed me, Sirius!" "THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED!" roared Black. "DIED RATHER THAN BETRAY YOUR FRIENDS, AS WE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR YOU!" friends treachery traitor J.K. Rowling
d6f1b2a In this world, there are things you can only do alone, and things you can only do with somebody else. It's important to combine the two in just the right amount. Haruki Murakami
5b253ff Hard times require furious dancing. Each of us is proof. Alice Walker
817af1b So many people are shut up tight inside themselves like boxes, yet they would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully, if only you were interested in them." ( )" loneliness shyness Sylvia Plath
ae26b5f The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself. solitude individuality self-determination independence self-awareness inspirational self-assurance self-sufficiency self-trust ataraxy self-containment self-reliance self-respect self-esteem Michel de Montaigne
ef69d76 Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe. courage nobility Christopher Paolini
77a1d61 People have to forgive. We don't have to like them, we don't have to be friends with them, we don't have to send them hearts in text messages, but we have to forgive them, to overlook, to forget. Because if we don't we are tying rocks to our feet, too much for our wings to carry! tying-rocks-to-our-feet inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living living inspiring life inspirational living-life forgiving flying wisdom-quotes wings forgive forgiveness C. JoyBell C.
5564816 I was surprised, as always, by how easy the act of leaving was, and how good it felt. The world was suddenly rich with possibility. Jack Kerouac
2284c83 Waiting for a special occasion to kill me? Christmas is coming. Cassandra Clare
6d40325 Stop giving other people the power to control your happiness, your mind, and your life. If you don't take control of yourself and your own life, someone else is bound to try. mind inspiration inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire life-and-living life-quotes living motivation optimistic positive-affirmation positive-life inspiring positive positive-thinking motivational life-lessons optimism happiness life inspirational Roy T. Bennett
6ad6666 She's the sort of woman who lives for others - you can tell the others by their hunted expression. women zealousness C.S. Lewis
ce4b9c0 We always see our worst selves. Our most vulnerable selves. We need someone else to get close enough to tell us we're wrong. Someone we trust. trust love reflection David Levithan
feff272 Look, you can date whoever you want and I will totally support you. I am all about support. Support is my middle name." "So that's why you never told me your middle name. I figured it was something embarrassing." simon Cassandra Clare
5ddc62e I love new clothes. If everyone could just wear new clothes everyday, I reckon depression wouldn't exist anymore. humor fashion Sophie Kinsella
ba2adb1 Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. perseverance courage character inspirational tenacity moral-courage Harper Lee
614074f And for the briefest instant, it almost feels like we're together again. nicholas-sparks Nicholas Sparks
14b4ebd People tend to overestimate my character," I say quietly. "They think that because I'm small, or a girl, or a Stiff, I can't possibly be cruel. But they're wrong." Veronica Roth
bc13d16 It was war, and in war the truth was almost always the first casualty. Vince Flynn
ef98ffb Look, let me just say it: He was hot. A nonhot boy stares at you relentlessly and it is, at best, awkward and, at worst, a form of assault. But a hot boy . . . well. humor John Green
e4b1059 Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. inspirational Ralph Waldo Emerson
260e35e I wake up thinking of yesterday. The joy is in remembering; the pain is in knowing it was yesterday. David Levithan
26b5834 Jace perched on the windowsill and looked down at him. "You really don't get this bodyguard thing, do you?" "I didn't even think you liked me all that much," said Simon. "Is this one of those keep-your-friends-close-and-your-enemies-closer things?" "I thought it was keep your friends close so you have someone to drive the car when you sneak over to your enemy's house a night and throw up in his mailbox." "I'm pretty sure that's not it" humor city-of-fallen-angels jace-lightwood simon-lewis Cassandra Clare
53610c4 Reality is frequently inaccurate. Douglas Adams
85f2fb7 If you hold back on the emotions--if you don't allow yourself to go all the way through them--you can never get to being detached, you're too busy being afraid. You're afraid of the pain, you're afraid of the grief. You're afraid of the vulnerability that loving entails. But by throwing yourself into these emotions, by allowing yourself to dive in, all the way, over your heard even, you experience them fully and completely. Mitch Albom
efb8de0 I'm just sick of ego, ego, ego. My own and everybody else's. I'm sick of everybody that wants to get somewhere, do something distinguished and all, be somebody interesting. It's disgusting. J.D. Salinger
fa29dab Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. Isaac Asimov
9e8bb6a Clary screamed out loud as he fell like a stone- And landed lightly on his feet just in front of her. Clary stared with her mouth open as he rose up out of a shallow crouch and grinned at her. "If I made a joke about just dropping in," he said, "would you write me off as a cliche?" jace-wayland cliche Cassandra Clare
3f7fe4b We live and breathe words. words reading living Cassandra Clare
9b6352a Isabelle snorted. 'All the boys are gay. In this truck, anyway. Well, not you, Simon.' 'You noticed' said Simon. 'I think of myself as a freewheeling bisexual,' added Magnus. 'Please never say those words in front of my parents,' said Alec. 'Especially my father.' 'I thought your parents were okay with you, you know, coming out,' Simon said, leaning around Isabelle to look at Alec, who was -- as he often was -- scowling, and pushing his flo.. coming-out gay-spider city-of-lost-souls isabelle-lightwood magnus-bane simon-lewis homosexuality gay Cassandra Clare
ef852be Before I got here, I thought for a long time that the way out of the labyrinth was to pretend that it did not exist, to build a small, self-sufficient world in the back corner of the endless maze and to pretend that I was not lost, but home. pudge looking-for-alaska John Green
fc4378b There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams -- not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion. It had gone beyond her, beyond everything. He had thrown himself into it with a creative passion, adding to it all the time, decking it out with every bright feather that drifted his way. No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly.. F. Scott Fitzgerald
b41e64d Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. character inspirational advice-for-daily-living self-image John Wooden
62e54f4 I'd rather learn from one bird how to sin constructive-living inspirational E.E. Cummings
f9b4532 You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth, thinking about how you'll escape one day, and how awesome it will be, and imagining that future keeps you going, but you never do it. You just use the future to escape the present. present past life labyrinth John Green
53c76ff Each of us has a unique part to play in the healing of the world. healing Marianne Williamson
f773af3 At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets. excuses gratitude motivational success life inspirational appreciation no-regrets seize-the-day Steve Maraboli
0945699 A towel, [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapors; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert worl.. humor Douglas Adams