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And of the Witch? In the life of a Witch, there is no "after", in the "ever after" of a Witch there is no "happily"; in the story of a Witch, there is no afterword. Of that part that is beyond the life story, beyond the story of the life, there is-alas, or perhaps thank mercy-no telling. She was dead, dead, and gone, and all that was left of her was the carapace of her reputation for malice. ↗

— Gregory Maguire

#malice #misdirection #wicked #wicked-witch-of-the-west #life

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance. ↗

— Robert Quillen

#discussion #exchange #ignorance #knowledge

I don't play with my life by talking bullshit. I might have some chances in this bitchy life, but I've got only one fuckin' chance to give... my best shot. ↗

— Toba Beta

#chances #give-your-best-shot #life #tough-life #truth

We profess to be strangers and pilgrims, seeking after a country of our own, yet we settle down in the most un-stranger-like fashion, exactly as if we were quite at home and meant to stay as long as we could. I don't wonder apostolic miracles have died. Apostolic living certainly has. ↗

— Amy Carmichael

#life #life

Blooming under a cold moon, we are like fireworks... Rising, shining, and finally scattering and fading. So until that moment comes when we vanish like fireworks... Lets us sparkle brightly, Always... ↗

— Tite Kubo

#live-life #life

I certainly supported a woman's right to choose, but to my mind the time to choose was before, not after the fact. ↗

— Ann B. Ross

#choice #life #life

You in my life, me livin' in hell, feels like I've been touched by an angel. ↗

— Kristen Ashley

#faye #life

Gideon laughed. "I like to be direct." "Okay," I said. "But I warn you, I like to be evasive, inserutable and generally send mixed messages." "I doubt it." "Human interaction is not my strong point," I told him. "Not seriously." "Seriously," I said. Thinking: There is so much about me he doesn't know. Gideon put his hand on my leg. "What's your strong point, then?" "Goats," I told him. "I am excellent with goats. ↗

— E. Lockhart

#chicklit #cute #humor #humorous #humour

And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#life

We do not create our destiny; we participate in its unfolding. Synchronicity works as a catalyst toward the working out of that destiny. ↗

— David Richo

#david-richo #psychology-spirituality #synchronicity #life