#laurel

Tamani has generously agreed to donate his body to my research." The words were out of Laurel's mouth before she realized how bad they sounded. "I mean he's helping me. ↗

— Aprilynne Pike

#illusion

When in doubt, head under the bed," Tamani said with a grin. ↗

— Aprilynne Pike

#illusion

Someday , Tamani told himself. Someday it'll be me. ↗

— Aprilynne Pike

#illusion

But at the same time you can't assume that making a difference 20 years ago is going to allow you to sort of live on the laurels of those victories for the rest of your life. ↗

— Angela Davis

#allow #assume #difference #going #laurels

It was absolutely thrilling to meet Laurel and Hardy, they were so nice. ↗

— Norman Wisdom

#hardy #laurel #meet #nice #thrilling

The next thing I wrote was in a writing class at night school. It was about a poor woman who worked at a dime store and who was all alone for Christmas in Laurel, Mississippi. ↗

— Beth Henley

#alone #christmas #class #dime #i

Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories. ↗

— Wendell Phillips

#chains #knows #laurels #liberty #nothing

But I think the one thing that I can say about us is that we're very consistent about certain things and part of that is our desire to do the very best work that we can and not rest on our laurels, or not allow formula to come into what we do. ↗

— Michael Stipe

#allow #best #best work #certain #certain things

Even officers who don't approve of your lifestyle choices would still take you as backup over Kirkland, or most anyone else. They'd say how you're bad for shaking up with vampires and wereleopards, but in a firefight they'd take your vampire-loving, furry-fucking ass over most anyone else's. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#arlen-brice #kiss-the-dead #laurell-k-hamilton #love

Patience is a virtue, but there comes a moment when you must stop being patient and take the day by the throat and shake it. If it fights back; fine. I'd rather end up bloody at the end of the day, then unhurt with no progress made, no knowledge gained. I'd rather have a no, then nothing. I'd forgotten that about myself. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#inspirational #laurell-k-hamilton #patience #inspirational