#tru

He was attractive. I knew that. And I knew that attractive people always got away with things. ↗

— David Levithan

#life #people #truth #life

She was no longer struggling against the perception of facts, but adjusting herself to their clearest perception. ↗

— George Eliot

#preception #truth #life

Law is made by the winner to preserve victory over the loser. ↗

— Toba Beta

#law #life #preservation #preserve #rule

I hate it when people make fun of me and it turns out they're right. ↗

— Catherine Gilbert Murdock

#people #so-true #things-that-happen #life

It's easy to talk big, but the important thing is whether or not you clean up the shit. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#life #shit #talking #truth #life

What is it really like to be engaged?" asked Anne curiously. "Well, that all depends on who you're engaged to," answered Diana, with that maddening air of superior wisdom always assumed by those who are engaged over those who are not. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#life

But it's important to acknowledge that while we may make mistakes, in the long run, we may also learn from them. ↗

— Sarah Dessen

#lessons #life #mistake #truth #life

That's wrong," she declared. "Everyone must have one thing that they can excel at. It's just a matter of drawing it out, isn't it? But school doesn't know how to draw it out. It crushes the gift. It's no wonder most people never get to be what they want to be. They just get ground down. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#life

Personal perception of perfection is like that. You see what you want to see. After awhile you just see what you need to. ↗

— Matthew Good

#truth #life

Renovate your life, the old myths say, and the universe is yours. ↗

— Wally Lamb

#life