#provoking

And if anyone asks, you're Chinese. The boy had nodded. "Chinese," he whispered. "I'm Chinese." "And I," said the girl, "am the Queen of Spain." "In your dreams," said the boy. "In my dreams," said the girl, "I'm the King. ↗

— Julie Otsuka

#thought-provoking #dreams

His heart...responds to those once-upon-a-time people, anonymous in the shadows, the faith it took them to come together and rest and listen through the gruesomeness, their patience for the ever after, happy or not. ↗

— Lauren Groff

#faith

If we were to one day encounter a form of life more powerful and intelligent than our own, and it regarded us as we regard fish, what would be our argument against being eaten? ↗

— Jonathan Safran Foer

#life #thought-provoking #inspirational

The humans were protecting their heritage, or so they thought. Strange that Mud Men seem more concerned about the past than the present. ↗

— Eoin Colfer

#inspirational #thought-provoking #inspirational

I've no interest in being thought provoking. Who needs more thoughts. I'd rather go down as one who is thought disposing. ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#mindfulness #rasheed-ogunlaru-quotes #thought-provoking #thoughtfulness #thoughts

There is a comfort in conformity, a security in control, that is appealing. There is a thrill in domination, and we are all secretly attracted to violence. ↗

— Tom Robbins

#violence #war #violence

But I've strayed so far from normal now, I'll never find my way back. And the truth is, I no longer want to. ↗

— Alyson Noel

#thought-provoking

It's just like John Mayer says in "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room". When it's this bad, you have to get out or you'll get burned. ↗

— Susane Colasanti

#thought-provoking

Words are like people, I think. Put too many of them too close together and they cause trouble. ↗

— Carolee Dean

#people #thought-provoking #words #thought-provoking

When someone dies, it feels like the hole in your gum when a tooth falls out. You can chew, you can eat, you have plenty of other teeth, but your tongue keeps going back to that empty place, where all the nerves are still a little raw. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#thought-provoking