#sty

In some cases, I am able to respect what so many call bigots. Such people have a more solid foundation for drawing their lines when it comes to the security of their ways and quite possibly the security of mankind. They rely on something that has worked to get man this far without placing ideals blindly driven by emotion first; they have a sure line and they say, 'No.' That, in a sense, is something I find to be highly respectable. ↗

— Criss Jami

#bigotry #certainty #conviction #culture #emotions

While he gave Ella enormous credit for summing the situation so succinctly, part of him was still waiting for her to crumple on the floor in a heap. “Yes it does. But please, don’t be frightened–” “Oh pack it in,” she snapped, re-lacing the top of her bodice. “You’re not marrying a wilting sunflower you know. ↗

— Michelle Smart

#romantic-comedy #romantic

I failed angst in high school. They let me graduate anyway. ↗

— John Scalzi

#high-school #teens #teen

There was this about vampires : they could never look scruffy. Instead, they were... what was the word... deshabille. It meant untidy, but with bags and bags of style. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#vampires #style

I was flipping channels, watching this cheerleading program on MTV. They took a field hockey girl and “transformed” her into a cheerleader by the end of the show. I was just wondering: what if she liked field hockey better? ↗

— Jess C. Scott

#books #cool #culture #desire #emotion

Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different style. ↗

— R.L. Stine

#horror #reading #style

Why did the mushroom go to the party? Because he's a fungi! ↗

— One Direction

#liam-payne #louis-tomlinson #niall-horan #one-direction #zayn-malik

Seriously, who has monogrammed pajamas? ↗

— Rick Riordan

#style

Oh, never mind the fashion. When one has a style of one's own, it is always 20 times better. ↗