#rut

I don't need... this kind of power! If you want me to inherit such mistakes... Then, I... I WILL WIPE OUT THE VONGOLA! ↗

— Sawada Tsunayoshi

#truth-inspirational #friendship

Children talk themselves out of their convictions as they grow up and become distracted by their huge selfish selves. All the literature is consistent on this point. Children begin to think they've imagined us. ↗

— Gregory Maguire

#imagination

The imagined memories had to have as much weight as the real, or we had to at least pretend they did to such a degree that they just very well might have. And so I never questioned Angela about that particular story, or about all the troubling things that it pointed to, content to believe that at least in this version things worked for her better than they did in the one I never heard. ↗

— Dinaw Mengestu

#imagination

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#evil #goodness #inspirational #love #sadness

The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#inspirational #letting-go #life #motivational #moving-forward

Thinking something does not make it true. Wanting something does not make it real. ↗

— Michelle Hodkin

#mara-dyer #reality #truth #inspirational

Frustration and Love can’t exist in the same place at the same time, so get real and start doing what you would rather be doing in life. Love your life. All of it. Even the heavy shit that happened to you when you were 8. All of it was and IS perfect. ↗

— Jason Mraz

#inspirational #life #love #past #spiritual

Sometimes you have to steer away from the crowd in order to be a better person. It's not always easy, that's for sure. But it's right. And sometimes doing the right thing feels good, even if it does end up in a trip to the principal's office. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#inspirational #truth #experience

We are what we believe we are! ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#bright #inspirational #truth #inspirational

A truth that no one knows is still the truth. ↗

— Sharon Shinn

#truth #inspirational