#fiction

I had been hobbled, perhaps even crippled by a pervasive internet society I had come to depend on and take for granted... hit enter and let Google, that twenty-first century Big Brother, take care of the rest. In the Derry of 1958, the most up-to-date computers were the size of small housing developments, and the local paper was no help. What did that leave? I remembered a sociology prof I’d had in college - a sarcastic old bastard - who used to say, When all else fails, give up and go to the library. ↗

— Stephen King

#google #science-fiction #dating

I am the happiest person on this world, who has never seen ups and downs in life. I got whatever I wished for… And I woke up! ↗

— Rahul Rampal

#fiction #inspirational #notorious #notorious-mind #novel

The truth is, time marches on and you have two choices: You move forward, come what may, and you experience all the sour and sweet things that fly at you from around corners, or you sit still. Don't sit still. ↗

— Suzanne Palmieri-Hayes

#fiction #experience

And remember this most of all: when it is darkest, that is when you can see the stars most clearly. ↗

— Kathleen McGowan

#fiction #faith

In seven days God had created the Earth. In a single day mankind had turned it upside down. ↗

— Kristina McMorris

#god #inspirational #japanese-fiction #philosophy-religion #war

He must trust, and he must have faith. And so he builds, because what is building, and rebuilding and rebuilding again, but an act of faith? ↗

— Dave Eggers

#faith #hurricane-katrina #nonfiction #faith

She fixed a smile that she hoped looked authentic. Pretending to be content continued to be hard work. ↗

— Stacy Hawkins Adams

#fiction #identity #personal-growth #women-s-fiction #faith

That the stars guide us, but do not compel us. It is our free will that determines the outcome of all things. God does impose his will on us, rather he makes it known and allows us to choose if we will follow it. ↗

— Kathleen McGowan

#fiction #faith

The sight of her made him understand why he'd lost his faith in God. ↗

— Sarah Langan

#fiction #god #horror #human-cruelty #humor

We're just like the antiques. We grow old and get scarred and beat up along the way, and the only question becomes whether we're going to make it until we realize what we already have is valuable." --Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale ↗

— Lynda Rutledge

#faith