"Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings."

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

#Hope Quotes #Courage Quotes #Mud Quotes

“But once in a great while he remembered that he had felt pain, a terrible ache in his heart, and he swore he would never let himself feel love for a human again.”

Source : Susan Cooper (2001). “The Boggart”, p.8, Simon and Schuster
“I think spirituality, even if there's no God, even if there's nothing - I consider myself relatively spiritual. I believe in a God. I don't know what it's like, but I do believe in it. It's the only thing that makes any sense. Maybe I'm just looking for order in the chaos. Though, I do believe in Evolution and I do believe in science.”
“Words make another place, a place to escape to with your spirit alone.”
“A golf course outside a big town serves an excellent purpose in that it segregates, as though a concentration camp, all the idle and idiot well-to-do.”
“Don't simply knock and wait for the door to be opened. Go look for the keys. Some fit the lock better than others.”
“If I had not kissed anyone, or danced with anyone, or had a reason to cry, the music made me feel as if I had gone through all that anyway.”

Source : Lavinia Greenlaw (2015). “The Importance of Music to Girls”, p.75, Faber & Faber
“I would very much like to strangle someone. Why don't you go away until I decide it isn't you?”
“My goal is the same as every year - to not hurt myself.”

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