#how

That is how prison is tearing me up inside. It hurts every day. Every day takes me further from my life. ↗

— Jack Henry Abbott

#every #every day #further #how #hurts

The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel; its poverty by how little. ↗

— William R. Alger

#how #little #measured #much #poverty

Millions of dollars' worth of advertising shows such little respect for the reader's intelligence that it amounts almost to outright insult. ↗

— James Randolph Adams

#almost #dollars #insult #intelligence #little

I'm sorry, Caulder, but I'm not ready for another relationship. I don't know if I ever will be ready.” Saying this to him now hurt as much as a slug to her abdomen. But it had to be said. “Then we don't have one. We're business partners first, and I'll respect your wishes. I won't stand in your way, and I won't pursue you. I'll pretend I don't want to kiss your lips.” His eyes lingered on the aforementioned. “You being in the stands photographing or videotaping my every move will mean nothing to me.” He laughed. “Dammit, I don’t believe that myself. It is what it is, Velia. ↗

— Mary J. McCoy-Dressel

#howdy #ma-am #mary-j-mccoy-dressel #business

One must learn how to be black in America. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#black #how #learn #must

Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength. ↗

— Theodor Adorno

#find #love you #may #only #provoking

Sure," said Adrian. "I bet going in there and kicking down the door will change their minds. Take Rose with you, and you guys'll make a really good impression. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#humor #telling-fools-how-it-is #change

Damon: I wanted to apologize. Elena: Good. Damon: Let me finish. I said I wanted to. And then I realized, I’m not sorry. Elena: You would rather die than be human, and you expect me to be okay with that? Damon: I didn’t say you were supposed to be okay with it, I just said I’m not sorry. But you know what I really am? Selfish, because I make bad choices that hurt you. Yes, I would rather have died than be human. I’d rather die right now than spend a handful of years with you, only to lose you when I’m too old and sick and miserable and you’re still you. I’d rather die right now than spend my last final years remembering how good I had it and how happy I was, because that’s who I am, Elena, and I’m not gonna change. And there’s no apology in the world that encompasses all the reasons that I’m wrong for you. Elena: Fine, then I’m not sorry either. I’m not sorry that I met you. I’m not sorry that knowing you has made me question everything, that in death you’re the one that made me feel most alive. You’ve been a terrible person, you’ve made all the wrong choices, and of all the choices that I’ve made this will prove to be the worst one. But I am not sorry that I’m in love with you. I love you, Damon. I love you. ↗

— Kevin Williamson

#elena-gilbert #vampire-diaries-tv-show #change

Eighty percent of success is showing up. ↗

— Woody Allen

#eighty #percent #showing #showing up #success is

I do a lot of family shows. ↗

— Tim Allen

#i #i do #lot #shows