I wondered if the person who really loves you is the person who knows all your stories, the person who WANTS to know all your stories.
To know how to avoid the cliche, to know what tradition you are pushing forward, begins with knowing what that tradition is.
We represent the true human condition, the one permanent victory over cruelty and chaos. . . . Our true home is the imagination, and our kingdom is the wide-open world.
The Sacred Bombshell knows that her creative feminine energy is a catalyst. She remembers her womb wisdom.
It’s hard when you’re missing your family. You wake up every morning like someone took one of your legs.
You cannot have a really terrific library without at least one terrific librarian, the way you cannot have a really terrific bedroom unless you can lock the door.
The story of the book filled the car with exciting adventures of the sort that are fun to read about, so we didn’t have to think about the exciting adventures of the sort that are no fun to live through.
When you find the sort of people who will show up to give you a ride exactly when they've promised to do so, hold on to them for dear life.
I'm not trying to be noble. I'm afraid. And the idea of having more love than I've ever had-- and knowing I might never have it again-- that scares me worse than anything.
Some people think destiny is something you cannot escape, such as death or a curdled cheesecake, both of which always turn up sooner or later.
That explains a lot,' he said. 'I suppose it's also why we've never glimpsed that giant compass in the corner of the Atlantic. I have to say, I'm a little disappointed.
Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete proving nature's laws wrong it learned 2 walk without having feet
And there are moments that I would like to know what might have happened if it hadn't happened, and why it happened the way it did, and what it might have taken to prevent it from happening.
There's always a last time. If you could remember every last time, you'd never stop grieving.
Huizi would say, never look back to the past. Never regret. Even if there is emptiness ahead, never look back.
I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?
The dance that I wasn't going to attend in about a jillion years just turned into a make-out session with random boys we have never met.
I see you have returned, my love; and your mood is as dark as ever. Did your soldiers not adore you to your complete satisfaction?
Remember that the truth within yourself will always be greater than the truth found in these pages. These stories are here to guide us—to help us find that truth, not to tell us what it is.
The British have always been madly overambitious, and from one angle it can seem like bravery, but from another it looks suspiciously like a lack of foresight.
I'm not a stranger," I said, and pointed to his book. "I'm someone who reads the same authors you do.
