#ran

You're fun to look at," decided Galinda. Boq's face fell. "Fun?" he said. I'd give a lot to achieve fun," Elphaba said. "The best I usually hope for is stirring, and when people say that they're usually referring to digestion- ↗

— Gregory Maguire

#ugly #life

Anything was better than nothing. Half-full was better than empty. Ignorance was the lowest form of humiliation and suffering. ↗

— Becca Fitzpatrick

#ignorance #life #reality #suffering #life

There are two ways to live a life either forget everything or, remember nothing. ↗

— Santosh Kalwar

#live #remembrance #life

I do care about real life. It's just not as interesting as what's in my books. ↗

— Christina Dodd

#life

أحد الصالحين كان يجلس في حفرة ويقول {قالَ رَبِّ ارْجِعُونِ **لَعَلِّي أَعْمَلُ صَالِحاً } ، ثم ينهض قائلًا لنفسه : ها قد عدت ، فأرنا ماذا تفعل ؟ ↗

— كريم الشاذلي

#deth #life #quran #life

Ranger is an unusual name," she managed. "Is it a nickname?" It's a street name," Ranger said. "I was a Ranger in the army." I heard about them Rangers on TV," Grandma said. "I heard they get dogs pregnant." My father's mouth dropped open and a piece of ham fell out. My mother froze, her fork poised in midair. That's sort of a joke," I told Grandma. "Rangers don't get dogs pregnant in real life." I looked at Ranger for corroboration and got another smile. ↗

— Janet Evanovich

#humor #ranger #sobriquet #humor

O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound a heart that's broken! ↗

— Walter Scott

#broken #finds #heart #little #many

People will kill you over time, and how they’ll kill you is with tiny, harmless phrases, like “be realistic ↗

— Dylan Moran

#life #life

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance. ↗

— Robert Quillen

#discussion #exchange #ignorance #knowledge

I look for you in every life, but I don't always find you. And sometimes I find you too late. ↗