#ran

The words with which a child's heart is poisoned, whether through malice or through ignorance, remain branded in his memory, and sooner or later they burn his soul. ↗

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

#criticism #memory #verbal-abuse #words #ignorance

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but usually manages to pick himself up, walk over or around it, and carry on. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#truth #ignorance

Ignorant people think it is the noise which fighting cats make that is so aggravating, but it ain't so; it is the sickening grammar that they use. ↗

— Mark Twain

#ignorance

I’m bilingual, speaking English and body language. I prefer the latter, because I can speak it silently and without listening and while my back is turned.
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— Jarod Kintz

#english #ignore #ignoring #language #languages

That took balls." "Please," I said with a snort, "that took ovaries. Of which I have two. ↗

— Darynda Jones

#urban-fantasy #fantasy

How come when mortals want things, their only option is to make a deal with Hell and sell their soul? Why can’t they make deals with God in exchange for good behavior?" It was another of those rare moments when I’d surprised Carter. I waited for the glib answer I’d mentioned to Seth, something along the lines of goodness being its own reward. The angel considered for several seconds. "Humans make those deals all the time," he said finally. "They just don’t make them with God." "Then who are they making them with?" I exclaimed. "Themselves. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#fiction #georgina #god #paranormal #romance

Ranger clicked his penlight on. "Hang onto me if you can't see." I curled my hand into the back of his cargo pants just above his gun belt. "I'm good to go." He was still for a beat. "You could have held on to my jacket," he said. "Would you rather I do that?" "No. Not even a little. ↗

— Janet Evanovich

#stephanie #guns

She stared at him in that vapid, intoxicated way employed only by women under a vamp's control. Or the way I sometimes got when faced with cupcakes. Mmm. Cupcakes. ↗

— Kiersten White

#paranormalcy #supernaturally #supernatural

If you are going through hell, keep going. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#perseverance #hell

If I couldn't be a good example, I'd just have to be a horrible warning. ↗

— Darynda Jones

#urban-fantasy #fantasy