#up

Everything depends on upbringing. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#upbringing #parenting

I would have given anything to keep her little. They outgrow us so much faster than we outgrow them. Brian Fitzgerald, talking about his children. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#parenting #parents #parenting

Joe Spork opens the door. The man departs. Joe turns to Polly to say something about how they’re obviously not going to Portsmouth, and finds an oyster knife balanced on his cheek, just under his eye. “Can we be very clear,” Polly Cradle murmurs, “that I am not your booby sidekick or your Bond girl? That I am an independent supervillain in my own right?” Joe swallows. “Yes, we can,” he says carefully. “There will therefore be no more ‘Say hello, Polly’?” “There will not. ↗

— Nick Harkaway

#relationships #supervillains #relationship

Some people don’t realize what they have until it’s gone, but that does not always mean they are supposed to get it back. ↗

— Stephan Labossiere

#ex #exes #relationships #relationship

What is it you most dislike? Stupidity, especially in its nastiest forms of racism and superstition. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#dislikes #racism #religion #scepticism #stupidity

Verily I say unto you all: Arise and shine forth, that thy light may be a standard for the nations. ↗

— Doctrine and covenants

#religion #spiritual #uplifting #religion

However hard and however long we love someone who has died, they can never love us back. At least that is how it feels... ↗

— Rosamund Lupton

#family-relationships #love #loved-ones #rosamund-lupton #sister

I wouldn’t joke if you weren’t always patching me up,” Davin retorted. He looked at Chad again. “You must have noticed, right? It’s kind of cute, actually.” Though my heart fluttered, I tried to shoot him a warning glare. He ignored me. “I like to call her Doctor Fisher. ↗

— J.M. Richards

#anna #anna-and-davin #chad-s-a-jerk #davin #doctor-fisher

True freedom only exists in art.The problem is you have to be incredibly good.No,I am putting it wrong:You don't so much have to be outstanding,what you really need are connections,if you don't want to be dependent on all kinds of government foundations who will impose their ideas and restrictions on you in turn.It can be touch and go in the beginning:It takes guts to let go of everything.But you make it,you're free. ↗

— Esther Verhoef

#close-up #esther-verhoef #freedom #life #art

Time travel..will never be impossible forever. ↗

— Toba Beta

#impossibility #new-science #time-travel #science