#even

Violence is almost an everyday occurrence in some Muslim lands: it should not be exacerbated by revenge attacks on more innocent families and communities. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#attacks #communities #everyday #exacerbated #families

I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. ↗

— Groucho Marx

#be happy #choose #day #dead #events

Stop flaunting your impeccable language skills, Vincent, help the girl to her feet and let her take her leave ↗

— Amy Plum

#revenants #language

I have wanted you for so long now,” he said roughly, “I’ve no memory of how it feels to be devoid of the craving. But you must know what you do. I need you to think of who you are and where you are and who I am. Think of how things will be once we’ve crossed this threshold. Think of how you will leave this cabin—disheveled and well fucked. ↗

— Sylvia Day

#seven-years-to-sin #historical

Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. ↗

— William Penn

#even #everyone #right #wrong

Briarwood is the pretty poison. There is no cure for Briarwood. ↗

— Anne Bishop

#revenge #justice

She'd said that revenge was not sweet, that it was bloody. She was wrong. It *was* sweet. For one fleeting, glorious moment you felt incredible satisfaction. Then it was gone, empty, and you had to go on living. The power high that filled me with her light had faded, and all I tasted now were bitter ashes. ↗

— Sunny

#revenge #satisfaction

Fool that I am," said he,"that I did not tear out my heart the day I resolved to revenge myself". ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#fool

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. ↗

— Elie Wiesel

#injustice #may #must #never #powerless

I don't like it, but my hands are tied. I just want you to know this: if I ever get the chance to betray you, I will. If the opportunity arises to pay you back, I'll take it. You'll never be able to trust me. ↗

— Darren Shan

#threat #chance