#olden

So Lyra and her daemon turned away from the world they were born in, and looked toward the sun, and walked into the sky. ↗

— Philip Pullman

#philip-pullman #the-golden-compass #materialism

With a few swift steps, Adrian stood in front of me again. The wall was only a couple inches behind me, and I had nowhere to go. He made no threatening moves, but he did clasp my hands and hold them to his chest while leaning down to me. “No, you will listen. For once, you’re going to hear something that doesn’t fit into your neat, compartmentalized world of order and logic and reason. Because this isn’t reasonable. If you’re terrified, believe me—this scares the hell out of me, too. You asked about Rose? I tried to be a better person for her—but it was to impress her, to get her to want me. But when I’m around you, I want to be better because… well, because it feels right. Because I want to. You make me want to become something greater than myself. I want to excel. You inspire me in every act, every word, every glance. I look at you, and you’re like… like light made into flesh. I said it on Halloween and meant every word: you are the most beautiful creature I have ever seen walking this earth. And you don’t even know it. You have no clue how beautiful you are or how brightly you shine. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#bloodlines #golden #lily #mead #richelle

You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by. Yes, but some of them are golden only because we let them slip. ↗

— J. M. Barrie

#because #been #golden #hours #letting

In the olden days, the umpire didn't have to take any courses in mind reading. The pitcher told you he was going to throw at you. ↗

— Leo Durocher

#courses #days #going #mind #olden

Every director bites the hand that lays the golden egg. ↗

— Samuel Goldwyn

#director #egg #every #golden #hand

Our planes should be full, which among other things means we have a golden opportunity... to build on the momentum reflected in the financial results we are reporting today. ↗

— Gerard Arpey

#build #financial #full #golden #means

If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot. ↗

— John Bunyan

#foot #golden #minds #more #our

Joining 'ER,' I felt like that kid who got the golden ticket in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.' I've been offered chocolate bars all these years, but there had been no golden ticket. Just the stomachache that was called 'Jake in Progress.' ↗

— John Stamos

#been #called #charlie #chocolate #factory

Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him? ↗

— Brigham Young

#better way #entertain #golden #him #listen

Today's Republican party is too beholden to factions generally. ↗

— David Frum

#factions #generally #party #republican #republican party