#hara

Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to build upon for the next generation. ↗

— Raquel Cepeda

#ancestry #build #building-blocks #globe-trotting #inspiration

On Writing About Nora Hawks I write about a female character to try, in vain, to understand two things: the purpose of life, and women. ↗

— Dennis R. Miller

#female-characters #how-to-write #nora-hawks #on-writing #art

She raised her chin and her pale, black-fringed eyes sparkled in the moonlight. Ellen had never told her that desire and attainment were two different matters; life had not taught her that the race was not to the swift. She lay in the silvery shadows with courage rising and made the plans that a sixteen-year-old makes when life has been so pleasant that defeat is an impossibility and a pretty dress and a clear complexion are weapons to vanquish fate. ↗

— Margaret Mitchell

#courage

The third gift is Courage. May you speak and act with confidence and use courage to follow your own path. ↗

— Charlene Costanzo

#character-building #confidence #courage #individuality #inspiration

It is useless to give me compliments because I forget them minutes later! ↗

— Geetha Golla

#character #flattery #praise #attitude

The very essence of politeness is to take care that by our words and actions we make other people pleased with us as well as with themselves. ↗

— Jean de La Bruyère

#character #etiquette #manners #attitude

I will hold my self to a standard of grace which is Christ's gift, not perfection which is Satan's trap. ↗

— Maralee McKee

#etiquette-and-attitude #grace #manners #parenting #perfection

Control thought-forms are the basis of our deepest moral crisis. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#character #self-control #attitude

You've got to breathe! And make the bridge between the top half of your body and the bottom. Between the woman in you who's sweet and tender, and the woman in you who's a bitch. ↗

— Katie Singer

#inspirational #strength-of-character #women #courage

Diamonds are beautiful and sparkling because they are flawless, Utau's strong determination and her readiness make her shine, Being the way you are now, Can you possibly shine? ↗

— Dia from Shugo Chara!

#beauty