"It had been wishful thinking, plain and simple, dangerous for me to indulge in. Hope, happiness and freedom were not in my future."

-- Maria V. Snyder

#Simple Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Dangerous Quotes

“The only time you're calm, you're centered, you're at peace, is when someone's trying to kill you. And that's just plain twisted.”

Source : Lisa Gardner (2004). “The Perfect Husband: An FBI Profiler Novel”, p.154, Bantam
“Having a dad in the service was helpful. I was forever meeting new kids, going to new schools, moving to new neighborhoods. I was encouraged when I attended the American School in Germany.”
“A stray, unthought-of five minutes may contain the event of a life, and this all-important moment - who can tell when it will be upon us?”
“Like any group that has endured much, African Americans have created a strong and mutually reinforcing sense of group identity. That's not a bad thing in and of itself.”
“If japa is maintained, no useless talk during work will be possible. The mind will always remain peaceful. Modern day diseases are mostly psychosomatic. Japa will bestow good health to both mind and body.”
“I don't remember ever dressing up for Halloween but I must have. I do not like dressing up at all.”
“I see things in hardcopy that I miss if I only see words on screen. I do get sick of the words, but I like to see everything spread out because I get a sense of scale that is missing from screen. Going over each sentence many, many, many times gives me incredible intimacy with sentences, especially their rhythm. The rhythm and music of words matter a lot to me and it only takes one misplaced word to spoil the music.”
“Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.”

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