His body was perfect. His parents were loaded. His grades were terrible. He was a high school girl’s dream come true.
Think outside the box; if possible, think as if there is no box. Aim high, above the ceilings; aim as if no ceiling can limit you. Dream big!
What's with that?' Butters screamed, his voice high and frightened. 'Just covering his head with his arms? Didn't he see the lawyer in the movie?
I walk with my head high, shoulders squared. I'm better than them. No matter the whispers and taunts they throw out. Fuck them. Fuck them all.
Even in forgetting there is an aspect of recollection, a faded few moments of wispy consciousness clung like webs in high-vaulted chambers, moving ever so lightly with the draft.
Highs and lows make you feel that things matter, but they're nothing." "So what's something?" "Being reliable is something. Being good.
The past is a hotel. You can visit any time; enjoy the view. But you can't live there. The cost is to high.
I only wake up twice a year, And twice a year I live; In the equinox I am aware, Flying high and everywhere; On other days I grieve.
If a little hill of happiness would satisfy Chris, good for him. But after all these years of striving, hoping, dreaming, longing-I wanted a mountain high! A hill wasn't enough.
His [Faraday's] third great discovery is the Magnetization of Light, which I should liken to the Weisshorn among mountains-high, beautiful, and alone.
Jim Reston: Walking through the crowds of air-kissing politicians, actors and high fliers, it was tough to tell where the politics stopped and the showbiz started. Maybe, in the end, there is no difference.
I don't get why prom is like a mini-wedding these days...No one should spend that kind of money for a high school dance.
No matter how hard you kick, no matter how high you get, you can't go all the way around.
I felt the need to clarify we were there for the self defense class, in case he also taught about dog breeding or riding the high seas.
Minie balls and repeating rifles. That was why the body count was so high. We had trench warfare in America way before WW1. p128
One day, maybe not in the next few weeks, but certainly in the conceivable future, someone will be able to refer to me without using the word 'arse' somewhere in the sentence.
Women who disapprove of men - and there's plenty to disapprove of - should remember how we started out, and how far we had to travel.
You gonna take the case?" It's not a case. It's a missing person. Sort of." You're gonna have a devil of a time finding him if it was aliens," Grandma said.
All my life I wanted to go to bed with an American, and now I had, and I'm beginning to see why people don't do it more often.
Invoking the moral high ground somehow makes you lose it. Using a secret as a weapon makes you almost as bad as the transgressor.
My best advice is never to address any woman as Madam unless she holds a high position in government or you happen to find yourself in a brothel speaking to its owner.
