#ought

I am the shore and the ocean, awaiting myself on both sides. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#literature #literature-quotes #ocean #poems #poetry

Every star was once darker than the night, before it awoke. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

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When all is lost, there is still a memory. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#literature #literature-quotes #lost #lost-world #memory

You are not what you are; You are darkness Looking for light within. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#darkness #dejan-stojanovic #light #light-within #literature

To sense the peace of extinguished passion Happiness in not knowing the ultimate knowledge ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#happiness #knowing #knowledge #literature #literature-quotes

I feel as though, if I were to extend my hand just a little toward the pool where the ideas ferment, I could grab at the idea and pull it out of the pool and onto the floor where ideas must stand before the jury of the brain. There, it must present itself, still from the pool, and a bit shivery because new ideas are not given a towel to dry off with, towels being reserved for proven theories; new ideas are simply pulled and stood up, and asked to explain themselves - not a very pleasant thing really, which is why so many people go into the room where the pool is. The exercise is exhausting not to mention a bit difficult to watch, if you are at all a sympathetic creature. What was my idea, anyways? ↗

— Emilie Autumn

#ideas #thoughts #autumn

Isabelle chewed thoughtfully on her straw. "That new lead singer they have is hot. Is he single? I'd like to ride him around town like a bad, bad pony- ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#isabelle-lightwood #new-thought

I trailed off.Patch leaned lazily against the counter. Dark hair flipped out from under his ball cap. A smile tugged at his mouth. My thoughts dissolved and just like that, a new thought broke the surface of my mind. I wanted to kiss him. Right now. ↗

— Becca Fitzpatrick

#patch #new-thought

We need solitude, because when we're alone, we're free from obligations, we don't need to put on a show, and we can hear our own thoughts. ↗

— Tamim Ansary

#alone-time #solitude #new-thought

Be aware of the high notes, of the blissful faces and their soft messages, and listen for the silent message of a highly decorated gift. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#dejan-stojanovic #faces #gift #gifts #high-notes