#mile

This is important! But you have to stay absolutely cool. I may be completely off-base, and panicking prematurely." "I don't think so. I think you're panicking post-maturely. In fact, if you were panicking any later it would be practically posthumously. I've been panicking for days. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#ivan #miles #vorkosigan #maturity

My mom smiled at me. Her smile kind of hugged me. ↗

— R.J. Palacio

#mom #mother #motherhood #smile #motherhood

Vamps who are dying, or think they are, give a piercing, eardrum-bursting shriek, like the love child of a screech owl and a mountain lion on crystal meth, amplified like a seventies rock band. ↗

— Faith Hunter

#faith

Tomorrow, smile at a perfect stranger and mean it. ↗

— John O'Callaghan

#believe #bucket-list #do-it #do-something #faith

A breeze, a forgotten summer, a smile, all can fit into a storefront window. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#breeze #dejan-stojanovic #forgotten #literature #literature-quotes

Dare to Be When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully. When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light. When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it. When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway. When life seems to beat you down, dare to fight back. When there seems to be no hope, dare to find some. When you’re feeling tired, dare to keep going. When times are tough, dare to be tougher. When love hurts you, dare to love again. When someone is hurting, dare to help them heal. When another is lost, dare to help them find the way. When a friend falls, dare to be the first to extend a hand. When you cross paths with another, dare to make them smile. When you feel great, dare to help someone else feel great too. When the day has ended, dare to feel as you’ve done your best. Dare to be the best you can – At all times, Dare to be! ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#dare-to-be #gratitude #inspirational #life #motivational

He had electric blue hair that had stuck around his head like tendrils of a startled octopus. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#simile

Minds are like parachutes: they only function when open. ↗

— Lord Thomas Dewar

#simile #simile

They're not even within 100 miles of Baghdad. They are not in any place. They hold no place in Iraq. This is an illusion... they are trying to sell to the others an illusion. ↗

— Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

#baghdad #even #hold #illusion #iraq

Look back, and smile on perils past! ↗

— Walter Scott

#optimism #perils #smile #inspirational