#ring

That was the big effect Lord of the Rings had on me. It was discovering New Zealand. And even more precious were the people- not at all like the Australians. ↗

— Ian Mckellen

#big #discovering #effect #even #had

A wise nation should cultivate a political spirit that allows opponents to cooperate without fearing an automatic execution from their core supporters. Who knew that the real rogues in American politics would be the ones who dare to get along? ↗

— Jon Meacham

#along #american #american politics #automatic #cooperate

How strange, when your father's wearing women's clothes and platform shoes, that a pair of loafers looks incredible. ↗

— Moon Unit Zappa

#father #how #incredible #looks #pair

How terrible this darkness was, how bewildering, and yet mysteriously beautiful! ↗

— Stefan Zweig

#bewildering #darkness #terrible #beauty

It’s hard to walk briskly at this time of year; the accelerating pace of unfolding spring slows my own. I repeatedly stop- to watch what’s moving. Soon the torrent of migrants will completely overwhelm my ability to keep up with all the changes. But it’s easy to revel in the exuberance and the sense of rebirth, renewal. ↗

— Carl Safina

#spring #walking #change

She could afford anything, she could give anything, but she could not share a moment of her life with anybody. She was a beautiful and a glamorous diamond with an astronomical price tag, but to a crude reality — she was still a stone, a living stone. Nothing else but a stone in an aesthetic sense. ↗

— Ravindra Shukla

#friends #glamour #inspirational #love #money

...it's always somebody's fault - I blame you for my helpless love - do you think I chose this? Your beauty compelled me... ↗

— John Geddes

#compulsion #love #suffering #beauty

Millions of people have decided not to be sensitive. They have grown thick skins around themselves just to avoid being hurt by anybody. But it is at a great cost. Nobody can hurt them, but nobody can make them happy either. ↗

— I don't know..

#beauty

I only hear my own voice. When you start hearing other voices, then it's time to worry. ↗

— Matt Dillon

#hearing #i #my own #only #other

But you… you have no fucking clue how unbelievably beautiful and desirable you are. You’re not calculating and selfish. And you make me want to be better. --Woods ↗

— Abbi Glines

#della-sloane #romance #woods-kerington #beauty