"The Lord took twice the time making thee, Alvin Smith, cause it took that long to put the mischief in."

-- Orson Scott Card

#Time Quotes #Long Quotes #Causes Quotes

“If I have any worth, it is to live my life for God...”
“We also had a beautiful feature where the writer used the story of two mentally ill relatives, one of whom killed his dad, to explore the history of how we deinstitutionalized the mentally ill, only to re-institutionalize them - but in jails and prisons. There's much more to come.”

Source : Source: www.politico.com
“If we believe in the rebirth of our civilization... then clearly this renaissance must begin in the chambers of our own hearts... We cannot wait for society to change, or for our institutions to be renewed. We, as individuals, must assume responsibility for our own personal transformation.”
“Nothing is so secure in its position as not to be in danger from the attack even of the weak.”
“Learn how to fail intelligently.”
“Reading was not a fallback position for her but an ideal state of being.”

Source : Laura Lippman (2009). “What the Dead Know: A Novel”, p.21, Harper Collins
“I have a lot of internalised tantrums. I secretly hope the worst and then I start planning my little speech for the beginning of it. Showers are the worst - all the time in the shower I'm planning the next time I'm going to lose it at someone, and then I never actually do. You're almost let down when people are nice.”

Source : Source: www.digitalspy.com
“We're all right, you know,' he says quietly. 'You and me. Okay?' My chest aches, and I nod. 'Nothing else is all right.' His whisper tickles my cheek. 'But we are.”

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