#ruth

Nobody can do everything on a first try. ↗

— Ashita no Ousama

#first #hard #human #life #real

This had seemed a safe choice, since to be against the Beatles (late-middle period) is to be against life. ↗

— Martin Amis

#truth #life

people always let you down. It was just part of the human condition. Look at Kat and Callie. One had tried to kill me; the other had almost gotten me killed. Neither intentionally, but did it matter? My mother never meant to hurt me and she'd all but ruined my life. It didn't matter what people meant, it mattered what they did. ↗

— Christina Garner

#life

Something inside Clary cracked and broke, and words came pouring out. 'What do you want me to tell you? The truth? The truth is that I love Simon like I should love you, and I wish he was my brother and you weren't, but I can't do anything about that and neither can you! ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clary-fray #jace-wayland #truth #love

How 'bout a shot of truth in that denial cocktail. ↗

— Jennifer Salaiz

#hate #lies #love #sarcasm #truth

Believe me, I wish I could give you what you want. I have thought about it so many times, but I can't just do it. Maybe I could pretend for a while, but then I wouldn't be being honest with you. We have always been honest with each other. ↗

— Jayson James

#honesty-friendship-truth #touching #friendship

I love the stars. Because they can't say anything. I love the stars. Because they do not judge anyone. ↗

— Natsuki Takaya

#stars #truth #love

A man will never love you or treat you as well as a store. If a man doesn’t fit, you can’t exchange him seven days later for a gorgeous cashmere sweater. And a store always smells good. A store can awaken a lust for things you never even knew you needed. And when your fingers first grasp those shiny, new bags… ↗

— Sophie Kinsella

#love

I told him I was going to betray you, and betray Lyra, and he believed me because I was corrupt and full of wickedness; he looked so deep I felt sure he'd see the truth. But I lied too well. I was lying with every nerve and fiber and everything I'd ever done...I wanted him to find no good in me, and he didn't. There is none. ↗

— Philip Pullman

#good #lies #love #mrs-coulter #truth

I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#truth #wisdom #love