As for what it’s against – the story is against those who pervert and misuse religion, or any other kind of doctrine with a holy book and a priesthood and an apparatus of power that wields unchallengeable authority, in order to dominate and suppress human freedoms.
I’m not saying I’m gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
Your beliefs will be the light by which you see, but they will not be what you see and they will not be a substitute for seeing.
The moment you become miserly you are closed to the basic phenomenon of life: expansion, sharing. The moment you start clinging to things, you have missed the target–you have missed. Because things are not the target, you, your innermost being, is the target–not a beautiful house, but a beautiful you; not much money, but a rich you; not many things, but an open being, available to millions of things.
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…
My name is Celaena Sardothien,” she whispered, “and I will not be afraid.
The trouble with fiction,” said John Rivers, “is that it makes too much sense. Reality never makes sense.
You might as well answer the door, my child,
the truth is furiously knocking.
God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours.
I have learned, that the person I have to ask for forgiveness from the most is: myself. You must love yourself. You have to forgive yourself, everyday, whenever you remember a shortcoming, a flaw, you have to tell yourself “That’s just fine”. You have to forgive yourself so much, until you don’t even see those things anymore. Because that’s what love is like.
Push yourself to do more and to experience more. Harness your energy to start expanding your dreams. Yes, expand your dreams. Don’t accept a life of mediocrity when you hold such infinite potential within the fortress of your mind. Dare to tap into your greatness.
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.
Right now, we’re living in an ugly chapter of our lives, but books always get better!
Be wary of strong drink, it can make you shoot at the tax collector…and miss.
When you look for a man- what you want to look for is a man with the heart of a poor boy and the mind of a conqueror.
It’s funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different times and places, our paths cross with others so that we may share our love, compassion, observations, and hope. This is a design of God that I appreciate and cherish.
I realized then that even though I was a tiny speck in an infinite cosmos, a blip on the timeline of eternity, I was not without purpose.
I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings.
Life is a funny thing. We only get so many years to live it, so we have to do everything we can to make sure those years are as full as they can be. We shouldn’t waste time on things that might happen someday, or maybe even never.
The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.
What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else?
Even if things don’t unfold the way you expected, don’t be disheartened or give up. One who continues to advance will win in the end.
When you chase a dream, you learn about yourself. You learn your capabilities and limitations, and the value of hard work and persistence.
A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return
The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
In the end you should always do the right thing even if it’s hard.
Frustration and Love can’t exist in the same place at the same time, so get real and start doing what you would rather be doing in life. Love your life. All of it. Even the heavy shit that happened to you when you were 8. All of it was and IS perfect.
When someone is trying very hard to get something, they don’t. And when they’re running away from something as hard as they can, it usually catches up with them.
We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.
…even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it’s used for selfish or cowardly reasons.
– Mr. Penderwick
You must understand: they fear you. There is nothing scarier in their minds than a girl who knows the power of her flames.
Sober, gainfully employed, and physically secure once again, Kevin began to relax. His confidence slowly returned. For the first time since the onset of his blindness, he let his guard down and a crack in his carefully constructed veneer formed.
Light flooded in.
And with it, hope.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.
Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
Wasn’t that the point of the book? For women to realize, We are just two people. Not that much separates us. Not nearly as much as I’d thought.
Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
We are at our most powerful the moment we no longer need to be powerful.
Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars.
In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be, by remaining what we are.
Your sacred space is where you can find yourself over and over again.
There comes a time when we realize that our parents cannot save themselves or save us, that everyone who wades through time eventually gets dragged out to sea by the undertow- that, in short, we are all going.
No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.
If you want something you’ve never had
You must be willing to do something you’ve never done.
Me with nothing left to lose, plotting my big revenge in the spotlight. Give me violent revenge fantasies as a coping mechanism.
One Choice
One Choice, decided your friends.
One Choice, defines your beliefs.
One Choice, determines your loyalties – Forever.
ONCE CHOICE CAN TRANSFORM YOU
Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.
You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.
You become mature when you become the authority of your own life.
It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.
There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book.
My heart is warm with the friends I make,
And better friends I’ll not be knowing,
Yet there isn’t a train I wouldn’t take,
No matter where it’s going.