#son

We really don't experience the world fully, because we're half-asleep, doing things we automatically think we have to do.” And facing death changes that? "Oh, yes. You strip away all that stuff and you focus on the essentials. ↗

— Mitch Albom

#mitch-albom #change

The purpose of that apple tree is to grow a little new wood each year. That is what I plan to do. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

#new-perspectives #personal-growth #experience

I brought out the most powerful tool I had in my arsenal. "If you resist," I said into Reyes's ear, "I'll be forced to Taser you." He looked at what I had in my hand. "That's a phone." "I have an app. You'll probably experience nerve damage. Slight memory loss. ↗

— Darynda Jones

#reyes-farrow #taser-app #experience

Thanet is having a moment,” I said, leaning forward so Quinn could see him. “What’s wrong, man?” Quinn said. “Were you not aware high school dances suck? That they always have sucked and they will continue sucking as long as the world turns? ↗

— Laura Anderson Kurk

#dances #dating #glass-girl #henry-whitmire #high-school

BE OPEN TO new thoughts, to new people, to new principles, to new ideas, to new experiences. "NEW" MAKES US GROW ↗

— Rossana Condoleo

#personal-growth #self-development #self-improvement #experience

Delaying gratification is one of the most rewarding human pleasures. In almost all cases, the anticipation of an enjoyable experience is as pleasurable as the experience itself. ↗

— Karen Amanda Hooper

#experience

It was like murdering two of your children. I try to make the readers feel they’ve lived the events of the book. Just as you grieve if a friend is killed, you should grieve if a fictional character is killed. You should care. If somebody dies and you just go get more popcorn, it’s a superficial experience isn’t it? ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#interview #song-of-ice-and-fire #the-red-wedding #experience

To love what you do. You must do what you love. ↗

— E'yen A. Gardner

#love #purpose #life

I don't forget the most painful events, i heap them up in my memory. ↗

— Michael Bassey Johnson

#experience

A pleasant life is based on pleasure; a good life is based solely on good things happening to us, but a meaningful life comes from a deep sense of fulfillment, and the acceptance of life as it is. Experience all, but center yourself on the last one. ↗

— Martin Suarez

#happiness #happy-life #life #life-lessons #experience