#provoking

The party in Alobar’s head, which agitation and anxiety were throwing, now was crashed by a notion: existence can be rearranged. ↗

— Tom Robbins

#life #thought-provoking #inspirational

Some men think because they're afraid to do. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#thought-provoking #courage

We lost weight and grew thin. We stopped bleeding. We stopped dreaming. We stopped wanting. ↗

— Julie Otsuka

#thought-provoking #dreams

There are symbolic dreams-dreams that symbolize some reality. Then there are symbolic realities-realities that symbolize a dream ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#dreams

Stay true to the dreams of thy youth. ↗

— Friedrich von Schiller

#thought-provoking #dreams

Knowledge is what enables one to be wrong. (p. 11) ↗

— Mike Higton

#education

Stars, too, were time travelers. How many of those ancient points of light were the last echoes of suns now dead? How many had been born but their light not yet come this far? If all the suns but ours collapsed tonight, how many lifetimes would it take us to realize we were alone? I had always known the sky was full of mysteries—but not until now had I realized how full of them the earth was. ↗

— Ransom Riggs

#mystery #stars #thought-provoking #mystery

The importance of setting a date, as in choosing a colour, is a matter of selection. Orange may be seen equally well as 'the decline and fall of red' or 'the rise and triumph of yellow'. ↗

— Donald Thomas

#history #thought-provoking #dating

Normal people can become very annoying if put in annoying situations. ↗

— Jessica Park

#thought-provoking #true-to-life #humor

Just when you’ve squared up to the solemn realisation that life is a bitch, it turns round and does something nice, just to confuse you. - Emily Spitzer, The Better Mousetrap ↗

— Tom Holt

#life