Quotes of: The-hardest-thing Keyword

Daddy used to say that calling a person a romantic was just another way of saying he or she acted without regard for conseqences.

All These Things I've Done

Tragedy is when someone ends up dead. Everything else is just a bump in the road. For the record, that was something Daddy used to say.

All These Things I've Done

The very same thing, don't you see, may be looked at tragically, and turned into a misery, or it may be looked at simply and even humorously. Possibly you are inclined to look at things too tragically.

Anna Karenina

Every great thing that has been accomplished, and is yet to be accomplished, starts with a dream.

Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love

The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.

The Alloy of Law

When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.

The Alchemist

With the many uncertainties, of one thing I was sure. I could not escape love, the very thing that had kept me mobile since the day I realized I was capable of giving and receiving it.

Amaranth

Whether it's trying to convince others that something is more true, more virtuous, or more desirable--all communication is rhetoric in action.

Arranging Things: A Rhetoric of Object Placement

Maybe we were all destined to just keep doing the same stupid things, over and over again, never really learning a single thing.

Along for the Ride

Angel of Fire is about an ordinary boy to whom extraordinary things happen

Angel of Fire: Book One of Zach's Story

Until recently, 'the news' has meant to different things - events that are newsworthy, and events covered by the press.

Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations

But it is cute. It's such a boy thing to do. Drop dead. Aw, you say the most romantic things.

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

A Guardian lover is the last thing you need, Wynn Myfanwy, she told herself sternly. Too bad it was the very first thing she wanted.

Hard as a Rock

Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

When we think of the past it's the beautiful things we pick out. We want to believe it was all like that.

The Handmaid's Tale

Twas such a useless thing. And so unnecessary. Many had suffered for the actions of a few. Wasn't that always the way of things? The collective suffered for the actions of an inept, ineffectual leader.

Highlander Most Wanted

If you care about what you do and work hard at it, there isn't anything you can't do if you want to.

It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider

I guess the sacrifice of my dignity is the only thing that will save us now. The things I endure for love. The Fates laugh at my torment.

The Iron King

So these things happen, deep in our lives. We do not speak of them. We hide them even from ourselves, but they do not leave us.

An Imaginary Life

The Self-revealing of the Word is in every dimension - above, in creation; below, in the Incarnation; in the depth, in Hades; in the breadth, throughout the world. All things have been filled with the knowledge of God.

On the Incarnation

Those sweet lips. My, oh my, I could kiss those lips all night long. Good things come to those who wait.

The Intern