"I stroked Eric's hair, tucking some behind his ear. His eyes on mine were intent, and I knew he was waiting for me to speak. "I wish," I said, "I could save ***** in a jar for when i need them, because I think I had a few extra." Eric's eyes widened, and all of a sudden he roared with laughter. (Dead to the World)"

-- Charlaine Harris

#Laughter Quotes #Eye Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“There are worse words than cuss-words, there are words that hurt.”

Source : Tillie Olsen (2013). “Tell Me a Riddle, Requa I, and Other Works”, p.31, U of Nebraska Press
“The air is like a butterfly With frail blue wings. The happy earth looks at the sky And sings.”

Source : Joyce Kilmer (1946). “Joyce Kilmer”
“Pedestrian accessibility is the key.”
“The #1 key to spiritual warfare is prayer.”
“I think in life we get very caught up in the minutia and, unfortunately, it generally takes some sort of tragedy in your life to put things in perspective.”
“When you love someone more than he loves you, you'll do anything to switch the scales. You dress the way you think he'd like you to dress. You pick up his favorite figures of expression. You tell yourself that if you re-create yourself in his image, then he'll crave you in the same way you crave him.”
“We need strong Christians who can persevere against hardship, who can sustain hope through tragedy, who can lift others by their example and their compassion, and who can consistently overcome temptations. We need strong Christians who can make important things happen by their faith and who can defend the truth of Jesus Christ against moral relativism and militant atheism. What is the source of such moral and spiritual power, and how do we obtain it? The source is God. Our access to that power is through our covenants with Him.”
“I'm not necessarily proud of the World Cups and the grand slams won or lost, the amount of points I scored, this record or that.”

Source : Jonny Wilkinson (2011). “Jonny: My Autobiography”, p.228, Hachette UK

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