#ran

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. ↗

— Kirsten Miller

#paranormal #romance #life

We all want to be the best at something. Trouble is, some people are only the best at being second best.
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— Jarod Kintz

#better #competition #desire #life #lose

Easy climb, Kurokuma. You do it easily.' 'Not on your life,' Horace said... 'That's what we have Rangers for. They climb up sheer rock walls and crawl along narrow, slippery ledges. I'm a trained warrior, and I'm far to valuable to risk such shenanigans.' 'We're not valuable?' Will said, feigning insult. Horace looked at him. 'We've got two of you. We can always afford to lose one,' he said firmly. ↗

— John Flanagan

#ranger-s-apprentice #will #life

George!' [Horace] said, the relief evident in his voice. 'Are you all right?' 'No! I am not!' George replied with considerable spirit. 'I have a whacking great arrow stuck through my arm and it hurts like the very dickens! How could anybody be all right in those circumstances?'... 'You saved my life, George,' Horace said gently... George grimaced. 'Well, if I'd known it was going to hurt like this, I wouldn't have! I would have just let them shoot you! Why do you live this way?' he demanded in a high-pitched voice. 'How can you bear it? This sort of thing is very, very painful. I always suspected that warriors are crazy. Now I know. ↗

— John Flanagan

#ranger-s-apprentice #life

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