Wisdom is nothing more than confirmed imagination: just because one did not study for his exam does not mean that he should leave it blank.
I'll get there, if I leave everything but my bones behind," said Sam. "And I'll carry Mr. Frodo up myself, if it breaks my back and heart.
I feel like spring after winter, and sun on the leaves; and like trumpets and harps and all the songs I have ever heard!
Living is hard--dying is easy. You close your eyes and never open them again. What's so difficult about that? Nothing really--except it hurts like hell to those you leave behind.
The children nodded in agreement, and rose from the table. Leaving their dirty breakfast dishes behind, which is not a good thing to do in general but perfectly acceptable in the face of an emergency.
My greatest fear is time wasted—a life spent. My greatest fear is passing away from this world without leaving a lasting impact.
Finally, the water level topped off, leaving him with no more air to breathe. He drew his last breath and slipped down deep into the darkness that claimed his soul.
Before you leave here, Sir, you’re going to learn that one of the most brutal things in the world is your average nineteen-year-old American boy.
The tree leaves rustled like that noise e-books make when you turn the page.
Every intoxicating delight of early spring was in the air. The breeze that fanned her cheek was laden with subtle perfume and the crisp, fresh odor of unfolding leaves.
Her mother always told her, “If he hits you, then you leave,” but Jack had never hit her, not with his fists.
I know one thing about men," Bunny says with finality, leaving the room to check on A. "They never die when you want them to.
Dream thieves are those who leave their real dreams aside and struggle to pick other people's dreams to work on. They suffer to do attempt what they can't do,
Break every chain of mediocrity that confines you. You may have begun at a level below average, but dare to leave that side and paddle your steps to cross the river with honours.
How could a mother who boils water for pasta leave two little girls behind?
Words are like eggs dropped from great heights; you can no more call them back than ignore the mess they leave when they fall.
A woman's got one life: She's got to reach out and grab it with both hands, or it'll pass her by and leave nothing but a smelly old fart in her face.
Mine could not be a story about the building of character, but about its erosion, about the slow accumulation of small forces and events that ultimately dries the soul and leaves the heart empty.
If you want to live your best life and have more people on your side, being kind will always leave a more lasting impression than being right.
Reason number 106 why dogs are smarter than humans: once you leave the litter, you sever contact with your mothers.
They (mothers-in-law) never leave when they say they will. When my mother-in-law visits, the mice throw themselves at the cat, begging to be eaten.
