#ge

An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it makes a better soup. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#cooking #fragrance #humor #idealism #metaphors

Georgie, stop trying to resurrect the shoes. They were never alive in the first place. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#ilona-andrews #kids #on-the-edge #humor

I really don't get nervous when I perform -it's more of an exciting feeling than anything else. But put me in a classroom with kids my age and have me take a test and yeah, I'll be nervous! ↗

— Alexa Vega

#anything #classroom #else #exciting #feeling

Insurgents throughout Iraq continue to threaten our efforts and pose a danger to stability in the region. They fight not for their country, but rather against ours. ↗

— Paul Gillmor

#continue #country #danger #efforts #fight

Roger, he has a chain saw," I hissed. "I am not going to die in Kentucky! ↗

— Morgan Matson

#humor #humor

Don't follow a defeated foe. Follow Christ. It is costly. You will be an exile in this age. But you will be free. ↗

— John Piper

#religion #age

Ask us no questions and we’ll tell you no lies. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#fred-weasley #humor #humor

Coach Hedge yelled,“Thar she blows! Kansas, ahoy!” “Holy Hephaestus,” Leo muttered. “He really needs to work on his shipspeak. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#heroes-of-olympus #humor #kansas #leo-valdez #percy-jackson-and-the-olympians

The cucumber and the tomato are both fruit; the avocado is a nut. To assist with the dietary requirements of vegetarians, on the first Tuesday of the month a chicken is officially a vegetable. ↗

— Jasper Fforde

#humor #vegetarian #food

She shrugs."Men" "Men." "If we can send one man to the moon, why can't we send them all there? ↗

— Cynthia Hand

#humor #humor