#life

Fiction has been maligned for centuries as being "false," "untrue," yet good fiction provides more truth about the world, about life, and even about the reader, than can be found in non-fiction. ↗

— Clark Zlotchew

#life

Without a word or hesitation, Pain took the mop from Nick. Suffering moved to pick up glass. "Wow. Where have you two been all my life?" Pain quirked and eyebrow as he mopped the floor. "Walking hand in hand with you. Haven't you noticed? ↗

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

#suffering #life

All it takes is a second and your whole life can get turned upside down. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#struggle #life

Yes. Da, I corrected. "Say it again." "What?" His voice grew husky as he repeated his request. "Say yes - in Russian - again." I blushed. "Da", I whispered. "Will you teach me more Russian, Pietr?" "Mm, only the important words," he promised. I bit back my request for the three most important words to me. "What words would you teach me?" "Pocelujte menyah." "What's that mean?" He groaned. "Repeat it tonight and perhaps I will show you. ↗

— Shannon Delany

#pietr #life

We should have the right to have someone leave when we want, to only allow those in who we want in. But the truth is, people can force their way into your life whenever they choose. If they want to remind you forevermore that they exist, they will. They can reappear in a card or call or a "chance" meeting, they can remember your birthday or the day you met with some innocuous small note. No matter how little they matter in your new life, they can insist on being seen and recognized and remembered. ↗

— Deb Caletti

#true #life

every complaint is a little story the mind makes up that you completely believe in. ↗

— Eckhart Tolle

#life

To be a princess is to play at life. To be a queen is to be a serious player...The purpose of life as a woman is to ascend to the throne and rule with heart. ↗

— Marianne Williamson

#woman #life

To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well. ↗

— Ursula K. Le Guin

#living #story #life

If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered. ↗

— Stephen King

#life

Books wrote our life story, and as they accumulated on our shelves (and on our windowsills, and underneath our sofa, and on top of our refrigerator), they became chapters in it themselves. ↗

— Anne Fadiman

#books #reading #stories #story #life