#kin

The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence: at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, ↗

— Lewis Carroll

#kindlehighlight

In a zoo, we do for animals what we have done for ourselves with houses: we bring together in a small space what in the wild is spread out ↗

— Yann Martel Life of Pi

#thought-provoking

I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too? Then there's a pair of us -- don't tell! They'd banish us, you know. How dreary to be somebody! How public, like a frog To tell your name the livelong day To an admiring bog! ↗

— Emily Dickinson

#poetry-quotes #poetry-quotes

You don't have to say a thing except yes. You don't have to do anything, either, I'm quite willing to plan it all." "You?" "Yes me." "You'd plan all of it? Even the wedding?" "Why not?" "You don't even like to plan your own breakfast." He grinned. "You mean more to me tban bacon." "More than [i]bacon?[/i] I'm honored." "You should be, my foolish pea brain. ↗

— Karen Hawkins

#historical-romance #humor #hurst-amulet #karen-hawkins #romance

Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone's day. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#generosity #giving #good-deeds #helping #kindness

Then you can blame it on your parents,' I said, smiling. 'Won't that be a relief? ↗

— Richard Bachman

#decker #jones #rage #stephen-king #taunt

What’s wrong?” asked Seth, seeing my frown. “That new drummer. Alec. He hit on me earlier, and now he’s moving in on Casey. I think he’s one of those guys who thinks plying girls with liquor is the only way to get laid.” “Wait. I thought I was the only guy who knew that secret. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#richelle-mead #succubus-on-top #new-thought

You go to work the next day pretending nothing happened. Your co-workers ask if everything's okay and you tell them you're just tired. And you're trying to smile. And they're trying to smile. ↗

— Richard Siken

#breaking-up

Typical! I break my neck trying to get here, and I find you peacefully tidying up! ↗

— Diana Wynne Jones

#breaking-up

Why don’t we break up? I guess I stay with her because she stays with me. And that’s not an easy thing to do. ↗

— John Green

#breaking-up