"Circumstances don't always align themselves with human intention."

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Source : Kristin Cashore (2009). “Fire”, p.52, Penguin

Kristin Cashore

#Intention Quotes #Circumstances Quotes #Humans Quotes

“I can be a little acerbic.”

Source : "Mary McCormack and Frederick Weller Dish on In Plain Sight". Interview, movieweb.com. June 1, 2008.
“On soft Spring nights I'll stand in the yard under the stars - Something good will come out of all things yet - And it will be golden and eternal just like that - There's no need to say another word.”
“I don't think people would climb mountains or jump off bridges with parachutes or kayak Class V rapids if those things didn't offer the brief and horrible illusion of imminent death. They would just be complicated, time-consuming endeavors that we'd steer well clear of because they got in the way of real life.”
“Only that which is directed toward definite goals, which in turn are founded on sound educational philosophy, can be ultimately meaningful. The principles must always precede the activities.”
“The imporant things in life never happened by accident. But even with those things that were meant to be, sometimes you had to wait awhile and then maybe give them a little nudge.”
“But then southern hemisphere teams are more skilful than their northern hemisphere counterparts, which means games can be easier to referee.”
“Vote? What's so fun about voting? You should never vote, everyone knows that. If you vote and your guy wins you can't later complain because you helped put him there. That's why I never vote, so I can later complain.”
“No wonder is greater than any other wonder, and if once explained ceases to be a wonder.”

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