I've never been afraid of them. Not once. Because I had you.
-- Nicholas Sparks, The Best of Me
The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.
-- Walt Whitman, Shiver
Death twitches my ear; 'Live,' he says... 'I'm coming.
-- Virgil, سقف الكفاية
Die Welt ist von Narren geschaffen, damit Weise in ihr Leben.
-- Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance
I enjoy books as misers enjoy treasures, because I know I can enjoy them whenever I please.
-- Michel de Montaigne, Old School
To have what you have never had, you have to do what you have never done.
-- Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
Act like a champion, and then become one.
-- Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success
The difference between genius and stupidity is: genius has its limits.
-- Alexandre Dumas fils, A Canticle for Leibowitz
It wasn’t my day. My week. My month. My year. My life. God damn it.
-- Charles Bukowski, Pulp
It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
-- Otto von Bismarck, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Let people be the pursuits of happiness, you be the pursuit of perfection.
-- Amit Kalantri, Forbidden: Discover the Legend
Most of us must learn to love people and use things rather than loving things and using people.
I love to read.
-- Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.
-- Carrie Jones, Need
Any serious social, political, and economic change must include veganism.
-- Gary L. Francione, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living
Love is larger than the walls which shut it in.
-- Corrie ten Boom, The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
Words have the power to change us." - Tessa Gray
-- Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel
Man will never reach the higher wisdom, If he can't yet accept the pain of change.
-- Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut
Feet, what do I need them for If I have wings to fly.
-- Frida Kahlo, Steppenwolf
Wisdom comes alone through suffering.
-- Aeschylus, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
