One thing I truly knew—knew it in the pit of my stomach, in the center of my bones, knew it from the crown of my head to the soles of my feet, knew it deep in my empty chest—was how love gave someone the power to break you. —Stephenie Meyer in New Moon More about this quote Tags: love power vulnerability Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
A toast…to taking a chance, because that chance taken may be the very path that leads you to your happily ever after. —Tillie Cole in Sweet Hope More about this quote Tags: risk happily ever after Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read "President Can't Swim". —Lyndon B. Johnson More about this quote Tags: politics journalism water miracles the press Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The truth is always a compound of two half- truths, and you never reach it, because there is always something more to say. —Tom Stoppard More about this quote Tags: truth Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Best to live lightly, unthinkingly. —Sophocles More about this quote Tags: ignorance thinking Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain. —Arthur Schopenhauer More about this quote Tags: pleasure pain sacrifice Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe More about this quote Tags: vision art spirit Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist. —Mark Twain More about this quote Tags: pessimism youth Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Ninety percent of most magic consists of knowing one extra fact. —Terry Pratchett More about this quote Tags: understanding knowledge magic Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Wisdom is one of the few things that looks bigger the further away it is. —Terry Pratchett More about this quote Tags: wisdom perception distance Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
You said you didn't want to waste your time on people who aren't going to matter. But how do you know they're not going to matter? Unless you give it a shot? —Morgan Matson in Second Chance Summer More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
This is what a total breakdown must be. You find yourself standing somewhere you shouldn't be, doing something so out of character that you wonder if you've become someone else entirely. —Gilly Macmillan in Burnt Paper Sky More about this quote Tags: perception breakdown Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason why you don't have something better. —C. JoyBell C. More about this quote Tags: memory clinging Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Boys will lie, cheat, and steal to get into your pants. A man will stand the test of time. Make him wait, and you'll see which one he is. —Penelope Douglas in Falling Away More about this quote Tags: love men lying Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
When you find yourself about to say something that crosses a line, something that could cause irreparable harm, sometimes the best you can do is just not say that thing. —Tammara Webber in Where You Are More about this quote Tags: silence speech anger Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email