QUOTES I LOVE ...
"As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all - the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them."
-- J.K. Rowling, "The Man with Two Faces," Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 1997, spoken by the character Albus Dumbledore
"It was a long lesson to learn, but you were right ... it's just that I went looking for my ideals outside of myself. I discovered it's not what the world holds for you, it's what you bring to it. The dreams dearest to my heart are right here ... I don't want sunbursts or marble halls; I just want you."
-- Anne Shirley telling Gil just how she feels about him.
"If a person continues to see only giants, it means he is still looking at the world through the eyes of a child."
-- Anais Nin
"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
-- J.K. Rowling, "Padfoot Returns," Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2000, spoken by the character Sirius Black
"You are the star for which all evenings wait."
-- Unknown
"What must the wind tell the trees to make them drop their leaves?"
--Charles Kuralt
"... he knew, at that moment, that he'd be coming back from the war. He'd be coming back because the gods didn't align the stars so you could meet the other half of your soul and then take her away from you."
--Dennis Lehane's Shutter Island, chapter 24, pg. 313
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand -- strawberries in the other -- body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming: 'Woo Hoo! What a ride'!"
--Unknown
-- J.K. Rowling, "The Man with Two Faces," Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 1997, spoken by the character Albus Dumbledore
"It was a long lesson to learn, but you were right ... it's just that I went looking for my ideals outside of myself. I discovered it's not what the world holds for you, it's what you bring to it. The dreams dearest to my heart are right here ... I don't want sunbursts or marble halls; I just want you."
-- Anne Shirley telling Gil just how she feels about him.
"If a person continues to see only giants, it means he is still looking at the world through the eyes of a child."
-- Anais Nin
"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
-- J.K. Rowling, "Padfoot Returns," Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2000, spoken by the character Sirius Black
"You are the star for which all evenings wait."
-- Unknown
"What must the wind tell the trees to make them drop their leaves?"
--Charles Kuralt
"... he knew, at that moment, that he'd be coming back from the war. He'd be coming back because the gods didn't align the stars so you could meet the other half of your soul and then take her away from you."
--Dennis Lehane's Shutter Island, chapter 24, pg. 313
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand -- strawberries in the other -- body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming: 'Woo Hoo! What a ride'!"
--Unknown
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