#pet

Lord Peter Wimsey: Facts, Bunter, must have facts. When I was a small boy, I always hated facts. Thought they were nasty, hard things, all nobs. Mervyn Bunter: Yes, my lord. My old mother always used to say... Lord Peter Wimsey: Your mother, Bunter? Oh, I never knew you had one. I always thought you just sort of came along already-made, so it were. Oh, excuse me. How infernally rude of me. Beg pardon, I'm sure. Mervyn Bunter: That's all right, my lord. Lord Peter Wimsey: Thank you. Mervyn Bunter: Yes indeed, I was one of seven. Lord Peter Wimsey: That is pure invention, Bunter, I know better. You are unique. But you were going to tell me about your mater. Mervyn Bunter: Oh yes, my lord. My old mother always used to say that facts are like cows. If you stare them in the face hard enough, and they generally run away. Lord Peter Wimsey: By Jove, that's courageous, Bunter. What a splendid person she must be. Mervyn Bunter: I think so, my lord. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#humor #lord-peter-wimsey #courage

It was an ongoing struggle to say no, I don't want to be a part of the perpetuation of this stereotype. ↗

— John Amos

#ongoing #part #perpetuation #say #stereotype

Because no one needs to live for ever. I think that sometimes you can outstay your welcome. ↗

— Gemma Malley

#death #declaration #gemma #life #love

The ego lusts for satisfaction. It has a prideful ferocious appetite for its version of "truth". It is the most challenging aspect to conquer; the cause for most spiritual turmoil. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#challenge #conquer #decision #ego #greed

Winning isn't about finishing in first place. It isn't about beating the others. It is about overcoming yourself. Overcoming your body, your limitations, and your fears. Winning means surpassing yourself and turning your dreams into reality. ↗

— Kilian Jornet

#endurance #inspirational #running #dreams

Elizabeth squirmed on the hard wooden bench, and tried to ignore both her sore backside and her rumbling stomach. Why did the minister's sermons last so long? And why did the talk of sin always give her such a hearty appetite? ↗

— Anya Seton

#life

If you love me, feed my sheep. ↗

— Anonymous

#inspirational #talking-to-st-peter #inspirational

If you took the city of Tokyo and turned it upside down and shook it you would be amazed at the animals that fall out: badgers, wolves, boa constrictors, crocodiles, ostriches, baboons, capybaras, wild boars, leopards, manatees, ruminants, in untold numbers. There is no doubt in my mind that that feral giraffes and feral hippos have been living in Tokyo for generations without seeing a soul. ↗

— Yann Martel

#peter-parker #yann-martel #life

Last week I placed a hand-written sign in front of my neighborhood that read, “Lost Mustache. Please do not feed. If found, contact Mouth,” and I left my phone number. Nobody’s called. Perhaps the neighborhood cat lady took it in and is petting it on her lap at this very moment. Ah, but that’s life, no?
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— Jarod Kintz

#cat-lady #cats #contact #lap #life

The pain of love is the pain of being alive. It is a perpetual wound. ↗

— Maureen Duffy

#life #love #perpetual #life