#or

Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving. ↗

— Madeleine L'Engle

#inspiration #love #stories #courage

I have a totally unhealthy and unrealistic fear of being eaten by a great white shark. This is because I belong to a very specific demographic called American Child Whose Parents Made the Ill-Advised Decision To Allow Her To Watch the Movie Jaws At a Sleepover During Her Formative Years. ↗

— Elle Lothlorien

#movies

The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start. ↗

— John Bingham

#running #sports #courage

May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children. ↗

— Rainer Maria Rilke

#flow #honesty #integrity #moral-courage #river

American youth attributes much more importance to arriving at driver's license age than at voting age. ↗

— Marshall McLuhan

#american #american youth #arriving #attributes #driver

Of all the Hathaway sisters,” Cam said equably, “Beatrix is the one most suited to choose her own husband. I trust her judgment.” Beatrix gave him a brilliant smile. “Thank you, Cam.” “What are you thinking?” Leo demanded of his brother-in-law. “You can’t trust Beatrix’s judgment.” “Why not?” “She’s too young,” Leo said. “I’m twenty-three,” Beatrix protested. “In dog years I’d be dead. ↗

— Lisa Kleypas

#hathaways #humor #marriage #age

Our love was a two-person game. At least until one of us died, and the other became a murderer.
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— Dark Jar Tin Zoo

#funny #game #humor #life #love

The realisation that limitations are imaginary will make you strong and overpowering. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#mind-body-spirit #mind-power #money #motivational #new-age

You'd think that would have been forgotten long ago. But no, no sooner has a little grass grown over it than some clumsy camel comes along and rakes it all up again." Caroline giggled. She was probably imagining Aunt Glenda as a camel. "This is not a TV series, Maddy," said Lady Arista sharply. "Thank goodness, no, it isn't," said Great-aunt Maddy. "If it were, I'd have lost track of the plot ages ago. ↗

— Kerstin Gier

#age

Are you ready?" Klaus asked finally. "No," Sunny answered. "Me neither," Violet said, "but if we wait until we're ready we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives, Let's go. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#ersatz-elevator #lemony-snicket #waiting #courage