"We had no one else to learn this from- none of our parents were shining examples of relationship success- so we learned this from each other: when someone you love needs you to, you can get a hold of your five-alarm temper, get a hold of the shapeless things that scare you senseless, act like an adult instead of the Cro-Magnon teenager you are, you can do a million things you never saw coming."

-- Tana French

#Fear Quotes #Teenager Quotes #Shining Quotes

“Whatever success I've had it is because I've tried to understand the situation of the player. I think the coach's duty is to avoid complicating matters.”
“The wolf on the hill is not as hungry as the wolf climbing the hill.”
“As you may know my use of Celtic music is extremely simple and short. However there is something about it that will remain in your mind for a long, long time.”

Source : Interview with Spence D., Peer Schneider, Jeremy Dunham, www.ign.com. July 9, 2004.
“At my age, in this still hierarchical time, people often ask me if Iâ€™m â€œpassing the torch.â€ I explain that Iâ€™m keeping my torch, thank you very much-and Iâ€™m using it to light the torches of others.”
“The late King's great service for the Muslim world and his noble deeds of charity and assistance for the poor of humanity will be long remembered with reverence.”
“Not till we come to a simple reliance on the blood and mediation of the Saviour, shall we know what it is either to have trust in God, or know what it is to walk before Him without fear, in righteousness and true holiness.”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers". Book by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 602, 1895.
“I didn't decide to become a musician until the age of 15, which is quite late.”
“Cameraphones will be rejected by corporate users.”

Source : "RIM chiefs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie's best quotes" by Charles Arthur, www.theguardian.com. June 29, 2012.

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