#ones

What one hides is worth neither more nor less than what one finds. And what one hides from oneself is worth neither more nor less than what one allows others to find. ↗

— Andre Breton

#find #finds #hides #less #more

The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right places. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#doing #exactly #lay #oneself #places

To make a love story, you need a couple of young people, but to reflect on the nature of love, you're better off with old ones. That is a fact of life and literature - and of the novel ever since it fell in love with love in the 18th century. ↗

— James Buchan

#better #better off #century #couple #ever

Can I help you with something?" Clary turned instant traitor against her gender. "Those girls on the other side of the car are staring at you." Jace assumed an air of mellow gratification. "Of course they are," he said, "I am stunningly attractive. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clary #jace #city

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. ↗

— Groucho Marx

#fair #fake #got #honesty #life

Have you fallen in love with the wrong person yet?' Jace said, "Unfortunately, Lady of the Haven, my one true love remains myself." ..."At least," she said, "you don't have to worry about rejection, Jace Wayland." "Not necessarily. I turn myself down occasionally, just to keep it interesting. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#jace #love

The boy never cried again, and he never forgot what he'd learned: that to love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#jace-wayland #love

He made a sound like a choked laughed before he reached out and pulled her into her arms. She was aware of Luke watching them from the window, but she shut her eyes resolutely and buried her face against Jace's shoulder. He smelled of salt and blood, and only when his mouth came close to her ear did she understand what he was saying, and it was the simplest litany of all: her name, just her name. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#city-of-bones #clary-fray #jace-wayland #love #love

Basically, what I'm saying is there is nothing fake about what I do. I'm up-front, I'm real, I'm honest and I'm open with my feelings. ↗

— Christina Aguilera

#basically #fake #feelings #honest #i

I look for these qualities and characteristics in people. Honesty is number one, respect, and absolutely the third would have to be loyalty. ↗

— Summer Altice

#characteristics #honesty #honesty is #i #look