#elves

In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#die #ends #lives #long #long run

He sighed. "You want to live in your church, going about your life as if you're like everyone else." "So?" "You aren't. And because of that, someday you're probably going to find yourself in a position where your choices will have an impact far beyond what you see right now. And when that happens, I want you to remember what it's like to ride through the woods on horseback under a night sky with no moon and nothing stronger than you are. I want you to know so you will fight for it. So that my children will know of it. You have to keep the demons where they are, Rachel. No one else can do it. You won't fight for us unless you know. Let me show you what you're fighting for. ↗

— Kim Harrison

#rachel #trent #life

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. ↗

— Anatole France

#another #before #behind #changes #die

Unhappiness is not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to get it. ↗

— Don Herold

#killing #knowing #not knowing #ourselves #unhappiness

I can imagine in years to come that my papers and memorabilia, my journals and letters, will find themselves always in the company of people who care about many of the things I do. ↗

— Alice Walker

#always #care #come #company #find

I'll be damned if I want most folks out there to do unto me what they do unto themselves. ↗

— Toni Cade Bambara

#folks #i #me #most #out

For me, the greatest obstacles are never on the ice itself. That's the area I excel in. That's where my passion is. I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better. ↗

— Ann Bancroft

#better #excel #get #greatest #i

All writers are liars. They twist events to suit themselves. They make use of their own tragedies to make a better story... They are terrible people. ↗

— Nina Bawden

#events #liars #make #own #people

It's great that I get accused of not being politically correct. People need to take themselves less seriously. This world is so screwed up as it is, we've all got to relax a bit more. ↗

— Michael Bay

#being #bit #correct #get #got

Sometimes a psychic tells you something and it feels wrong and others may be right on the money. It's your choice about whom to trust, and giving that trust is something we do ourselves. ↗

— Martha Beck

#choice #feels #giving #may #money