#lt

Being polite to a person is not a sign of respect for them. It is merely a sign of a good upbringing and a balanced nature. ↗

— Brandon Sanderson

#nature

History is always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books-books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe. As Napoleon once said, 'What is history, but a fable agreed upon? ↗

— Dan Brown

#culture

Although I hardly ever turn on the TV set unless it's football season, I do watch a lot of TV on my iPad - perfect for long airplane journeys. ↗

— Joshua Bell

#although #ever #football #football season #hardly

I use Facebook quite a lot to keep up with my friends, although I had to delete 'Words With Friends' from my phone because it was wasting too much of my time. ↗

— Joshua Bell

#because #delete #facebook #friends #had

I take things like honor and loyalty seriously. It's more important to me than any materialistic thing or any fame I could have. ↗

— Lloyd Banks

#could #fame #honor #i #important

I’m your worst nightmare come to walk this side of the lines. I’m an elf, Trent something you’re forgotten how to be. You’re scared of black magic. I can see fear shimmering under your aura like sweat. I live and breathe black magic. I’m so tainted with it that I will use it without thought, without guilt and without hesitation. ↗

— Kim Harrison

#guilt

It’s much easier to be cruel than one might think. ↗

— Jonathan Safran Foer

#kindness #cruelty

Let me just unsubscribe to my own mind already, because I don't get any of it. ↗

— Jandy Nelson

#young-adult #contemporary

The Worst thing that Good could do to Evil was ignore it... ↗

— Michael K. Bialys

#fantasy #fiction #teen-read #ya #young-adult

Knowledge is dangerous. ↗