"Hazael rose from his knees. It had to take extraordinary effort, yet somehow he managed a version of his lazy smile when he said, "You know, I've always wanted to be a bath attendant. You should take me instead. I'm nicer than my sister." Jael returned the lazy smile. "You're not my type." "Well, you're not anybody's type," said Hazael. "No, wait. I take it back. My sword says she'd like to know you better." "I'm afraid I must deny her the pleasure. I've been kissed by swords before, you see." "I may have noticed."

-- Laini Taylor

#Rose Quotes #Effort Quotes #Waiting Quotes

“Not everybody, however, has a genuine sense of humor. That calls for an altruistic detachment from oneself and a mysterious sympathy with others which is felt even before they open their mouths. Only the person who has also a gift for affection can have a true sense of humor. A good laugh is a sign of love; it may be said to give us a glimpse of, or a first lesson in, the love that God bears for every one of us.”

Source : Karl Rahner (1973). “Belief today: three theological meditations”, Sheed & Ward Ltd
“We was half stupid, a third lucky, and three-quarters ferocious.”

Source : Charlie Higson (2012). “The Sacrifice (The Enemy Book 4)”, p.30, Penguin UK
“The road to love is littered by the bones of other ones, who by the magic of the moment were mysteriously undone.”
“The thing about Reggie (Jackson) is that you know he's going to produce. And if he doesn't, he's going to talk enough to make people think he's going to produce.”
“At the end of October I started doing a bit more swimming and learning how to swim properly, because I hadn't really done it since I was at school. Then I really accelerated in December and for the whole of January's I've been doing at least one thing a day - normally a swim and a cycle, or a swim and a run, every single day.”

Source : "Greg James' Gregathlon for Sport Relief". Interview with Stephanie Soh, in.askmen.com.
“Thereâ€™s a great expression in Twelve Step programs: Act as if. Act as if youâ€™re a writer. Sit down and begin. Act as if you might just create something beautiful, and by beautiful I mean something authentic and universal. Donâ€™t wait for anybody to tell you itâ€™s okay. Take that shimmer and show us our humanity. Thatâ€™s your job.”
“I was always the type of person, and still am the type of person, that I cannot be creative and use substances. So from a very early age I knew that if I wanted to make music, successfully, in any capacity, I was going to have to get sober.”

Source : "Victor Cruz Tells Teens In New Book, ‘Out Of The Blue’, ‘If I Can Make It Out Of There, You Can Too’". Interview with Cindy Y. Rodriguez, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 17, 2012.
“In the new enlightenment, the reason we are driven to become one with the life-process is not merely to experience some form of mystical oneness with everything. We strive to become one with it for the biggest reason there could be - so we can ultimately take responsibility for where it's going.”

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