#kin

Do you drink?" "Of course,I just said I was a writer. ↗

— Stephen King

#stereotypes #writer #writer

A ship is always safe at the shore - but that is NOT what it is built for. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#risk-taking #risk

This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#unexpected

It's all a matter of paying attention, being awake in the present moment, and not expecting a huge payoff. The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses. ↗

— Charles de Lint

#kindness #magic #present

We all use the future to escape the present. ↗

— John Green

#present

Careful, human." Grimalkin appeared on the corner of the stage, overshadowed by the dead chimera. "Do not lose your heart to a faery prince. It never ends well. ↗

— Julie Kagawa

#dead

All I'm saying is, kindness don't have no boundaries. ↗

— Kathryn Stockett

#help

He grinned. “I was trying to remember all the deadly sins the other day,” he said. “Greed,envy, gluttony, irony, pedantry…” “I’m pretty sure irony isn’t a deadly sin.” “I’m pretty sure it is.” “Lust,” she said. “Lust is a deadly sin.” “And spanking.” “I think that falls under lust.” “I think it should have its own category,” said Jace. “Greed, envy, gluttony, irony, pedantry, lust, and spanking. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#lust #pedantry #spanking #dead

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#kindness #help

Grimalkin sighed loudly, causing me to look back and Razor to hiss at him. “Am I the only one here who has any insight at all?” he said, looking to each of our faces. We stared at him, and he shook his head. “Drawing a blank, are you? Think about what you just said, human. Repeat that last phrase, if you would.” I frowned. “Isn’t that where you want to be?” He closed his eyes. “The next phrase, human.” “With all the other gremlins.” He stared at me expectantly, and I raised my hands. “What? What are you getting at, Grim?” Grimalkin thumped his tail. “It is times like these I am ever more grateful that I am a cat,” he sighed. “Why do you think I brought you that creature, human? To keep up my stalking skills? I assure you, they are quite adequate already. Please attempt to use the brain I know is hidden somewhere in that head. ↗

— Julie Kagawa

#meghan #insight