#pride

Aphros nodded, a glint of pride in his eyes. “We have trained all the famous mer-heroes! Name a famous mer-hero, and we have trained him or her!” “Oh, sure,” Leo said. “Like…um, the Little Mermaid?” Aphros frowned. “Who? No! Like Triton, Glaucus, Weissmuller, and Bill!” “Oh. ”Leo had no idea who any of those people were. “You trained Bill? Impressive. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#hero-training #heroes #heroes-of-olympus #leo-valdez #mermaids

Is it still cool to go to the mall?' she asked. 'I take quite a lot of pride in not knowing what's cool,' I answered. ↗

— John Green

#the-fault-in-our-stars #pride

You have bewitched me, body and soul. ↗

— Jane Austen

#mr-darcy #pride-and-prejudice #romance #pride

Every savage can dance. ↗

— Jane Austen

#pride

If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards. ↗

— Paul Bryant

#believe in yourself #dedication #high #never #never quit

I grew up reading 'Sense and Sensibility' and 'Pride and Prejudice' - girly kind of books. ↗

— Leighton Meester

#girly #grew #i #kind #prejudice

I always took a great deal of pride in being original. ↗

— Roger Miller

#being #deal #great #great deal #i

Take pride in exactly what it is you do and remember it's okay to fail as long as you don't give up. ↗

— Dan O'Brien

#fail #give #long #okay #pride

My grandfather was smart and had a whole lot of pride. He didn't speak a terrible amount, but you could tell there was a ton on his mind - like a quiet acceptance of how life had turned out. ↗

— Frank Ocean

#amount #could #grandfather #had #his

Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely. ↗

— Hesketh Pearson

#fact #in fact #learned #man #misquotation