#our

It’s not easy to be God. ↗

— Péter Zilahy

#coming-of-age #dark-humour #sacrifice #age

Some people need Hell. If you’re the type of guy who sees a hooker in an alleyway and instinctively thinks, “Hey, now there’s something I could rape and kill without any consequences,” then the concept of Hell might really keep you out of trouble. ↗

— Sarah Silverman

#courage

I don't care if secretly, you think we'll all be dead before the month ends. On the outside, I want to see you smiling. Do it in defiance if you have to. If the end does come, I want this group to meet that end smiling. ↗

— Brandon Sanderson

#p- #age

We must not only cease our present desire for the growth of the state, but we must desire its decrease, its weakening. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#decrease #desire #growth #must #only

(backpacker having conversation with Lizzie the Australian main character) Backpacker: 'What's the drinking age in Australia?' 'eighteen' 'is that enforced' Lizzie thought for a second before answering seriously, 'yes, they make us drink ↗

— Catherine Deveny

#backpacker #drinking #humourous #age

You could have heard a bee fluff ↗

— S.W. Lothian

#humorous #middle-age #age

Upon my word," said her ladyship, "you give your opinion very decidedly for so young a person. Pray, what is your age? ↗

— Jane Austen

#age

If, as has been postulated before, heroism happens when courage meets circumstance, what if the circumstances are mundane? ↗

— Brad Herzog

#heroes #heroism #courage

Creativity takes courage. ↗

— Henri Matisse

#creativity #takes

And while it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfillment in being ordinary. For the joys that last have little relationship to achievement, to standing one step higher on the victory platform. What is the adventure in being ordinary? It is daring to love just for the pleasure of giving it away. It is venturing to give new life and to nurture it to maturity. It is working hard for the pure joy of being tired at the end of the day. It is caring and sharing and giving and loving… ↗

— Marilyn Thomsen

#courage