#mo

Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed. But pride - where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will be always under good regulation. ↗

— Jane Austen

#mr-darcy #pride #humor

Friends don't menace friends with giant terrifying swords, okay? ↗

— Sarah Rees Brennan

#humor #humor

And there was that poor sucker Flaubert rolling around on his floor for three days looking for the right word. ↗

— Dorothy Parker

#humor #on-writing #writing #humor

Hatori: "SHIGURE... I WILL TELL EVERYONE IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT YOU, STARTING FROM WHEN YOU WERE FOUR YEARS OLD..." Shigure: "Sorry, Tohru-kun. My lips are sealed! ↗

— Natsuki Takaya

#humor

Sorry," she said. "I have a psychological disorder that prevents me from keeping thoughts inside my head where they belong. ↗

— Jeri Smith-Ready

#humor

It was amazing how many books one could fit into a room, assuming one didn't want to move around very much. ↗

— Brandon Sanderson

#humor #reading #humor

The answer is that there is no good answer. So as parents, as doctors, as judges, and as a society, we fumble through and make decisions that allow us to sleep at night--because morals are more important than ethics, and love is more important than law. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#decisions #ethics #law #love #morals

Being his real brother I could feel I live in his shadows, but I never have and I do not now. I live in his glow. ↗

— Michael Morpurgo

#brothers #charlie #comfort #love #private

I'm sorry I'm so pathetic," he thought, and then realized he had also said it. Beth laughed, so lightly and so kindly that Denis felt it in his chest, not his stomach. Can I tell you a secret?" Yes, tell me all your secrets Denis kept to himself. Beth leaned in, whispered: "All boys are pathetic. ↗

— Larry Doyle

#humour #love #love

Never love someone beneath your level of evolution. If you want a monkey, you can visit one at your local zoo. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#humor #infatuation #love #relationships #humor