#par

My most important problem was destroying the lines of demarcation that separate what seems real from what seems fantastic. ↗

— Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

#separation

They meet in the girls' bathroom. The last time they were forced to meet in a place like this, they took separate, isolated stalls. Now they share one. They hold each other in the tight space, making no excuses for it. There's no time left in their lives for games, or for awkwardness, or for pretending they don't care about each others, and so they kiss as if they've done it forever. As if it is as crucial as the need for oxygen. ↗

— Neal Shusterman

#kiss #risa #separation

I drink to separate my body from my soul. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#drink #oscar-wilde #soul #separation

We stand separate from the world because of our gifts. Never forget that, because you may be sure the world never will. ↗

— P.C. Cast

#neferet #separation

Annabeth realized that if six of them went on these two quests, it would leave Percy alone on the ship with Coach Hedge, which was maybe not a situation a caring girlfriend should put him in. Nor was she eager to let Percy out of her sight again—not after they’d been apart for so many months. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#coach-hedge #percy-jackson #percy-jackson-and-the-olympians #relationships #separation

Power must never be trusted without a check. ↗

— John Adams

#scope-of-government #separation-of-powers #separation

Through travel I first became aware of the outside world; it was through travel that I found my own introspective way into becoming a part of it. ↗

— Eudora Welty

#became #becoming #first #found #i

Organize, don't agonize. ↗

— Nancy Pelosi

#organization #preparation #strategy #strategy

I'd paralyze anyone who wanted to hurt me. ↗

— Toba Beta

#paralyze #strategy #strategy

A fear of weakness only strengthens weakness. ↗

— Criss Jami

#denial #facing #facing-fear #facing-problems #fear