#court

Mientras terminaba la correa que me había ayudado a comenzar,perdida en mis meditaciones, le agradecí en silencio por el tiempo que había dedicado a hablar conmigo, más que por el arte que me había transmitido, pues descubría que lo más valioso que tienen los demás para darnos es su tiempo. El tiempo al cual la muerte le da su valor. ↗

— Ingrid Betancourt

#farc #guerrilla #ingrid-betancourt #no-hay-silencio-que-no-termine #secuestro

Jenny’s admonition had the desired effect. Ned drew a deep breath and thrust his arm gingerly into the bag, his mouth puckered in distaste. The expression on his face flickered from queasy horror to confusion. From there, it flew headlong into outright bafflement. Shaking his head, he pulled his fist from the bag and turned his hand palm up. For a long moment, the two men stared at the offending lump. It was brightly colored. It was round. It was— “An orange?” Lord Blakely rubbed his forehead. “Not quite what I expected.” He scribbled another notation. “We live in enlightened times,” Jenny murmured. ↗

— Courtney Milan

#jenny #ned #orange #proof-by-seduction #men

Fear gripped me as my children and I arrived at the Ukraine-Moldova border crossing. ↗

— Kim De Blecourt

#international-adoption #kim-de-blecourt #orphans #ukraine #until-we-all-come-home

You could give me the past,“ he said a little sadly. “But Alec is my future. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#camille-belcourt #city-of-fallen-angels #magnus-bane #sad

Don't compromise yourself - you're all you have. ↗

— John Grisham

#courtroom-drama #crime #crime

The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it. ↗

— Christian Nestell Bovee

#ennoble #greater #life #small #sweeten

I got picked on a lot. I was a complete geek in school. I had braces. I didn't have the hot girlfriend. I wasn't ever sought after. I was a stocky, awkward kid who got laughed off the tennis court when I tried that. ↗

— Josh Brolin

#awkward #braces #complete #court #ever

A fair trial is one in which the rules of evidence are honored, the accused has competent counsel, and the judge enforces the proper courtroom procedures - a trial in which every assumption can be challenged. ↗

— Harry Browne

#assumption #challenged #competent #counsel #courtroom

Out in the lonely woods the jasmine burns Its fragrant lamps, and turns Into a royal court with green festoons The banks of dark lagoons. ↗

— Henry Timrod

#burns #court #dark #fragrant #green

To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#court #crown #disaster #either #hatred