#rise

Chance is the nature of our universe. […] madness represents a chaotic reservoir of surprises. Some surprises can be valuable. ↗

— Frank Herbert

#chaos #surprise #nature

Genius is 1% talent and 99% percent hard work... ↗

— Albert Einstein

#tenacity #work

We all need to have dreams. The question is, does the dream control you or do you control the dream? ↗

— Robin Jones Gunn

#dreams #robin-jones-gunn #surprise-endings #dreams

He had noticed that events were cowards: they didn't occur singly, but instead they would run in packs and leap out at him all at once. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#running

Vision without execution is hallucination. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

#vision

Why ruin my sister's birthday simply because the entire planet was going to hell in a hand basket? ↗

— T.C. Boyle

#short-story #with-out-a-hero #short-story

I stood on my toes and stole a soft kiss from his lips. "Surprise attack," I said. Sam leaned down and kissed me back, his mouth lingering on mine, teeth grazing my lower lip, making me shiver. "Surprise attack back." "Sneaky," I said, my voice breathier than I intended. ↗

— Maggie Stiefvater

#kiss #surprise #sweet-talk #fall

The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#self-determination #determination

The great and almost only comfort about being a woman is that one can always pretend to be more stupid than one is and no one is surprised. ↗

— Freya Stark

#almost #always #being #comfort #great

We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#god #heaven #his #low #may