La distancia más corta entre dos mundos, siempre será un libro.
-- J.A. Rangel, Strange the Dreamer
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain!
-- Dolly Parton, I to Myself: An Annotated Selection from the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau
不要錯把「有做」當作成就。
Don’t mistake activity with achievement.
-- 約翰.伍登,美國著名籃球教練
You have to work harder to achieve your goals
-- Lailah Gifty Akita, The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World
Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you.
-- Chuck Klosterman, Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
Be wary of strong drink, it can make you shoot at the tax collector...and miss.
-- Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
Curiouser and curiouser, as Alice in Wonderland would say…
-- Mari Mancusi, Stake That
我總是向外尋求「力量」與「自信」,但它們其實來自於內心,而且一直都在。
I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.
-- 安娜·佛洛伊德,心理學家
Educate every child.
-- Lailah Gifty Akita, Sweet Medicine
Can I tell from the twilight from which the world is built that I am a sunrise in this life?
-- Sorin Cerin, Wisdom Collection: The Book of Wisdom
There's two kinds of women--those you write poems about and those you don't.
-- Jeffrey McDaniel, The Indigo Spell
Stop searching the world for treasure, the real treasure is in yourself.
-- Pablo, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson, Everything Is Illuminated
The most dangerous irony is, people are angry with others because of their own incompetence.
-- Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words
Call no man happy, said Shadow, until he is dead
-- Neil Gaiman, American Gods
Soul connections are not often found and are worth every bit of fight left in you to keep.
-- Shannon L. Alder, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable.
-- Jess C. Scott, The Intern
Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.
-- Charles Dickens, Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it
-- Confucius, Dying to Know You
Prayer is a pillar.
-- Lailah Gifty Akita, The Fire and Ice Legend