#nothin

I'm serious, Harry, don't go." But Harry only had one thought in his head, which was to get back in front of the mirror, and Ron wasn't going to stop him. That third night he found his way more quickly than before. He was walking so fast he knew he was making more noise than was wise, but he didn't meet anyone. And there were his mother and father smiling at him again, and one of his grandfathers nodding happily. Harry sank down to sit on the floor in front of the mirror. There was nothing to stop him from staying here all night with his family. Nothing at all. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#harry-potter #mirror-of-erised #nothing-but-the-truth #ron-weasley #family

Who is more to be pitied, a writer bound and gagged by policemen or one living in perfect freedom who has nothing more to say? ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#freedom #gagged #living #more #nothing

And then, a strangely comforting thought trickled through me—I had nothing, so I could do anything now. Anything I wanted. I had nothing left to lose. ↗

— Rachel Ward

#end #freedom #life #misery #nothing

You pay a price when you have an objective sentencing system. That is, nothing is perfect. ↗

— Jeff Sessions

#objective #pay #perfect #price #sentencing

I was perfectly calm and perfectly insane, perfectly prepared to accept what the moment had offered. Indifference of that magnitude is rare and because it can be achieved only by someone ready to let go of who he is, it demands respect. It inspires awe in those who gaze upon it. ↗

— Paul Auster

#fearlessness #insanity #nothing-to-lose #inspirational

Smartass Disciple: Master, how could I know that you’ve told me the whole truth? Master of Stupidity: Someday. [Never on earth. Otherwise I’d lose you and my job] ↗

— Toba Beta

#life #nothing-but-the-truth #whole-truth #life

Without love everything can be nothing. Does that make me want to love? No. For me, Ignorance is still better than martyrdom. ↗

— Ira N. Barin

#ignorance #love #martyrdom #nothingness #numbness

Stop crying to the ocean, stop crying over me. Stop worrying over nothing, stop worrying over me. So it's been so long since you said, well I know what I want and what I want's right here with you. ↗

— Tegan Quin

#sainthood #sara-quin #tegan-and-sara #tegan-quin #the-ocean

...strands of your hair and tendrils of the wind spin into nothingness the memories of that day... ↗

— John Geddes

#love #memories #nothingness #poetry-quotes #tendrils

Did I know him? Did I love him? You ask me that? I knew him like you know nobody in the world, and I loved him like you love God. ↗

— Ernest Hemingway

#the-light-of-the-world #winner-take-nothing #love