#strange

It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness. ↗

— Ninon de L'Enclos

#men #modesty #most #rule #strange

It gave her a sudden sense that it was now her turn to grow old, to find the world changing, sliding away from the old ways of being and behaving, so that you were gradually a stranger to the place you lived in. The woman priest with jogging clothes and a BlackBerry gave Mary a glimpse of what life must have been like for her mother as she grew older. ↗

— John Lanchester

#mother #old #stranger #age

There is nothing so powerful as truth, and often nothing so strange. ↗

— Daniel Webster

#often #powerful #strange #truth

Surviving cancer is cool, but surviving old age is cooler.
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— Jarod Kintz

#awesome #bizarre #cancer #funny #humor

Film is a strange thing. ↗

— Steve Zahn

#strange #strange thing #thing

If I'm smart then I'll run away, but I'm not so I guess I'll stay ↗

— Madonna

#beauty

The Goddess spoke to all the dead. She was beloved for it. It seemed she passed on that gift to you. Oh, it taxed her immensely, but she tried to set as many to rest as she could. Sometimes it only takes one word of kindness, you know, to set a soul at ease. ↗

— Leanna Renee Hieber

#ghosts #goddess #kindness #strangely-beautiful-series #beauty

That— we seemed to have decided without saying a word— might go a long way toward spoiling something that was special, and beautiful, by virtue of its strangeness and delicacy. ↗

— Stephen King

#inexplicable #strange #beauty

What does ‘I love you’ even mean? It’s weird how different three words can feel. I mean, I’ve said it before but it’s never felt so… big, you know? I’m not sure it meant the same thing then. Like, I was too young to get it. Is that insane? You think I’m insane. But I’m not. I’m just… new to this, I think. Honestly, I think I’m new to this.” “I know you’re saying something profound, but it’s hard to focus when your tits are out. ↗

— Christina Lauren

#beautiful-stranger #christina-lauren #max-stella #sara-dillon #beauty

When the Guard convinced you fate was not on our side, you parted ways with me and saw fit to make me suffer,' Percy stated. The pain on Alexi's face worsened, and he opened his mouth to refute her. She put her hands lovingly on his cheeks. 'We survived. Our love survived. And we shall again.' He stared at her in wonder. 'How did my dear girl grow so brave?' Percy grinned. 'Didn't you hear? The meek shall inherit the earth. ↗

— Leanna Renee Hieber

#love #scripture #strangely-beautiful-series #beauty