#jo

You don’t see yourself at all, do you? It seems to me that you’re good at everything you try,” said Ethan sincerely. “I had a dream I could breathe underwater,” I said flippantly, “Maybe I’ll go swim with the mermaids.” Ethan turned to look at me with shock in his eyes. “Just kidding,” I said, alarmed at his reaction ↗

— Derrolyn Anderson

#between-the-land-and-sea #derrolyn-anderson #ethan #joke #marina

Dreams rise in the darkness and catch fire from the mirage of moving light. What happens on the screen isn't quite real; it leaves open a vague cloudy space for the poor, for dreams and the dead. Hurry hurry, cream yourself full of dreams to carry you through the life that's waiting for you outside, when you leave here, to help you last a few days more in that nightmare of things and people. Among the dreams, choose the ones most likely to warm your soul. I have to confess that I picked the sexy ones. No point in being proud; when it comes to miracles, take the ones that will stay with you. ↗

— Louis-Ferdinand Céline

#dreams

I'll be singing hymns to the rafters, be praising His goodness so loud they're going to have to turn down the volume in Heaven. ↗

— Diane Hammond

#joy #praise #dreams

There's nothing to took forward to any more if you don't have dreams," he said. "Because dreams are goals and John might have run out of goals. So he died. ↗

— Melina Marchetta

#dreams #goals #jacob #john-barton #josephine

I bareley knew how to say "my name is," "please" and "thank you," or "I don't speak english," never mind understanding a Newfoundlander talking to me! ↗

— Sergei Ivantchev

#dreams

If I can see pain in your eyes then share with me your tears. If I can see joy in your eyes then share with me your smile. ↗

— Santosh Kalwar

#joy #pain #poetry #share #smile

A book is not just paper and ink, it's a world full of dreams, imaginations, knowledge, awakening, emboldening and a lot, lot more invaluable treasures. Gift your child a book - introduce them to the joy of reading. ↗

— Jyoti Arora

#books-for-kids #joy-of-books #magic-of-books #value-of-books #dreams

Doesn't love have to be tested by reality and time, or else isn't it only a dream? ↗

— Jo Beverley

#jo-beverly #love #malloren #reality #test

The goal of climbing big, dangerous mountains should be to attain some sort of spiritual and personal growth, but this won’t happen if you compromise away the entire process. ↗

— Yvon Chouinard

#individuality #journey #process #education

Like true philosophers I've come to believe that religion is an illusion of childhood, outgrown after proper education. ↗

— Josh Lanyon

#josh-lanyon #religion #religious-faith #satanism #the-hell-you-say