The things we love destroy us every time, lad. Remember that.
-- George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
Nice dress. Take it off.
-- Janet Evanovich, Silence
There's nothing so heavy as books, sir--unless it's bricks.
-- Graham Greene, The Ministry of Fear
What can I do?” he asked. “To start taking care of you?
-- Toni Blake, Whisper Falls
若不是因為挫折,我今天不會有任何成就。我是被迫在因難中進步。
I would never have amounted to anything were it not for adversity. I was forced to come up the hard way.
-- 詹姆斯.彭尼,美國連鎖百貨公司 J.C. Penny創辦人
Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
-- Oscar Wilde, City of Bones
Experiencias de mi vida: Tienes que conocerte, para poder amarte.
-- Lara-Hugs, Become a Better You
He couldn't be a doctor, or he would have a quieter and more persuasive manner.
-- Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
You are judged many times more by what you give assent to others doing than what you do yourself.
-- Compton Gage, Freddy and Fredericka
When we have reached the depths of despair, only then can we look up and see the light of hope.
-- Stephen Richards, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
You’re a mess, I confess, I despise you in the best kind of way.
-- Coco J. Ginger, Eleanor & Park
Give me something to worship; whatever.” Cries the human soul
-- Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
-- John Keats, Endymion: A Poetic Romance
To be free, get an education. To be happy, spread compassion.
-- Debasish Mridha M.D., Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
A long list of propositions does not necessarily make a coherent argument
-- Andrew Pettegree, Brand Luther: How an Unheralded Monk Turned His Small Town into a Center of Publishing, Made Himself
Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.
-- Carroll Bryant, How to Be Good
The greatest sacred-adventure is the pursuit of dreams.
-- Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
If you struggle making people knowing Jesus, then you better revise your actions.
-- Alin Sav, Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life
提醒自己快死了,是我在人生中面臨重大決定時,最重要的工具。
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
-- 史蒂夫.賈伯斯,蘋果創辦人
成功沒有一定的方式,但失敗卻有,那就是試著想取悅每一個人。
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
-- 比爾.寇司比,美國喜劇演員