#hea

I'm a complete hypochondriac. If my heart starts beating a little faster than normal, I think I'm having an attack. ↗

— Antonio Banderas

#beating #complete #faster #having #heart

You ask me, I'd guess heaven and hell look pretty much the same," I replied. "Only in hell, everything is just a little out of reach. ↗

— Chris F. Holm

#hell #philosophy #religion #religion

...the religion of the heart is as intimate as a wish breathed to the night sky... ↗

— John Geddes

#intimacy #night-sky #poetry #religion #religion

As for fame, it can go to your head and you can become full of yourself. ↗

— John Fahey

#fame #full #go #head #you

Respect your body. Eat well. Dance forever. ↗

— Eliza Gaynor Minden

#health #respect

The knowledge that she could learn to love a man had always meant more to her than loving him effortlessly, more even than falling in love, and that was why she now felt that she was on the threshold of a new life, a happiness bound to endure for a very long time. ↗

— Orhan Pamuk

#love #romance #life

A broken heart is something even I can’t protect you from. I’ve been alone for so long, and believe me, all that does is provide a false sense of security. Being alone doesn’t erase the deep yearning that exists in all of us. We are not solitary creatures. You have to love and open your heart. If not, what is it we are trying to save? When it swallows you whole, remember it means you’ve lived. ↗

— Carol Oates

#life #love #life

Heaven is not as narrowly literal-minded as hell. ↗

— Poul Anderson

#science-fiction #science

Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor; they are here for what they get out of our cheap and abundant labor, and they should know that they are buttressing one of the most vicious systems. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#africa #cheap #doing #favor #get

He met Austin's gaze over the top of Faith's head. "I sure hope your baby is a boy." "Reckon we need to even things out a little, don't we?" Rawley gave him a brusque nod. "We men folk are sorely outnumbered." Austin laughed, remembering a time when that was exactly what Dallas had wanted: more women out in West Texas. -Austin and Rawley ↗

— Lorraine Heath

#lorraine-heath #rawley #texas-splendor #faith