"Push yourself. Donâ€™t settle. Wear those stripy legs with pride. And if you insist on settling down with some ridiculous bloke, make sure some of this is squirreled away somewhere. Knowing you still have possibilities is a luxury. Knowing I might have given them to you has alleviated something for me."

-- Jojo Moyes

#Pride Quotes #Luxury Quotes #Knowing Quotes

“You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.”
“I like to see the glass as half full, hopefully of jack daniels.”
“Piping down the valleys wild, Piping songs of pleasant glee, On a cloud I saw a child, And he laughing said to me: "Pipe a song about a Lamb." So I piped with merry cheer; "Piper, pipe that song again." So I piped; he wept to hear.”
“The path I choose through the maze makes me what I am. I am not only a thing, but also a way of being--one of many ways--and knowing the paths I have followed and the ones left to take will help me understand what I am becoming.”

Source : Daniel Keyes (2012). “Flowers For Algernon”, p.138, Hachette UK
“Anyone too undisciplined, too self-righteous or too self-centered to live in the world as it is has a tendency to idealize a world which ought to be. But no matter what political or religious direction such idealists choose, their visions always share one telling characteristic: in their utopias, heavens or brave new worlds, their greatest personal weakness suddenly appears to be a strength.”

Source : David James Duncan (2010). “The Brothers K”, p.320, Dial Press
“Nuclear war would mean abolition of most comforts, and disruption of normal routines, for children and adults alike.”
“During sex I fantasize that I'm someone else.”
“We need nearly every department, with the exception of police, fire and rescue, to look at what they can cut. Maybe there are some projects we need to put on hold.”

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