#events

When the venture has been made of dealing with historical events and characters, it always seems fair towards the reader to avow what liberties have been taken, and how much of the sketch is founded on history. ↗

— Charlotte Mary Yonge

#been #characters #dealing #events #fair

I've often noticed" Fiona said, "that when people say, 'This can't happen in this day and age', they say it because it is happening. ↗

— Diana Wynne Jones

#age

I don’t believe in the Law of Attraction. There were things I wanted in my life that no amount of positive thinking was going to make it a reality for me. However, I have learned to believe in the Law of Tough Love. Life has thrown a dozen tragedies at me. I did what any Christian would do--prayed for the outcome I wanted. But God was tough and only gave me what I needed. I now realize that life is not about fulfilling a wish list; rather a need list. Good and bad experiences are on the horizon. How else does a person change, grow and evolve? And just like any warrior woman, I won’t simply survive-- but thrive! ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#events #experiences #fairness #growth #law-of-attraction

Every time I hear a political speech or I read those of our leaders, I am horrified at having, for years, heard nothing which sounded human. It is always the same words telling the same lies. ↗

— Albert Camus

#nothing-ever-changes #politics #the-sad-truth #change

I don't think events in your life affect your music. ↗

— Gordon Getty

#events #i #life #music #our music

Nowadays, her life is more like a newspaper: aimless, up-to-date and full of meaningless events ↗

— Michel Faber

#life #dating

The concept of reason itself appears as an artificial attempt to separate intellectual powers from the frustrations, emotions, and accidents which cause events; the concept of reason is viewed as facade to prevent change. ↗

— Edward Levi

#appears #artificial #attempt #cause #change

What a schmuck! ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#funny #kids-lit #lemony-snickets #series-of-unfortunate-events #funny

If you were smart," Genghis said, "you would have borrowed the silverware of one of your friends." "We never thought of that," Klaus said. When one is forced to tell atrocious lies, one often feels a guilty flutter in one's stomach, and Klaus felt such a flutter now. "You certainly are an intelligent man." "Not only am I intelligent," Genghis agreed, "but I'm also very smart. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#clever #count-olaf #funny-humor #intelligent #lemony-snicket

An event in the present evokes past sensations. But science couldn't explain how a foolish heart had the power to overrule common sense. ↗

— Susan Wiggs

#events #heart #science