#al

Once upon a time – for that is how all stories should begin – there was a boy who lost his mother. ↗

— John Connolly

#fantasy #stories #fairies

Mother didn't understand that children aren't frightened by stories; that their lives are full of far more frightening things than those contained in fairy tales. ↗

— Kate Morton

#fairies

We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all. ↗

— John Hughes

#freaks #normalcy #bizarre

You are so bizarre, even for a human." "Thanks. ↗

— Stephenie Meyer

#isabella-swan #bizarre

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#wealth

Challenges in life always seek leaders and leaders seek challenges. ↗

— Wayde Goodall

#leadership #success #leadership

I didn't feel like reading that night, so I went downstairs and watched a half-hour long commercial that advertised an exercise machine. They kept flashing a 1-800 number, so I called it. The woman who picked up the other end of the phone was named Michelle. And I told Michelle that I was a kid and did not need an exercise machine, but I hoped she was having a good night. That's when Michelle hung up on me. And I didn't mind a bit. ↗

— Stephen Chbosky

#the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower #advertising

Our lives are mere flashes of light in an infinitely empty universe. In 12 years of education the most important lesson I have learned is that what we see as “normal” living is truly a travesty of our potential. In a society so governed by superficiality, appearances, and petty economics, dreams are more real than anything anything in the “real world”. Refuse normalcy. Beauty is everywhere, love is endless, and joy bleeds from our everyday existence. Embrace it. I love all of you, all my friends, family, and community. I am ceaselessly grateful from the bottom of my heart for everyone. The only thing I can ask of you is to stay free of materialism. Remember that every day contains a universe of potential; exhaust it. Live and love so immensely that when death comes there is nothing left for him to take. Wealth is love, music, sports, learning, family and freedom. Above all, stay gold. ↗

— Dominic Owen Mallary

#appearances #beauty #death #education #existence

In the existence of our lives, there is a single coincidence that brings us together and for a moment, our hearts beat as one. ↗

— Jessica Sorensen

#kayden #existence

When people kill themselves, they think they're ending the pain, but all they're doing is passing it on to those they leave behind. ↗

— Jeannette Walls

#suicide #suicide