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The willingness to forgive is a sign of spiritual and emotional maturity. It is one of the great virtues to which we all should aspire. Imagine a world filled with individuals willing both to apologize and to accept an apology. Is there any problem that could not be solved among people who possessed the humility and largeness of spirit and soul to do either -- or both -- when needed? ↗

— Gordon B. Hinckley

#maturity #mercy #forgiveness

I was in love, and the feeling was even more wonderful than I ever imagined it could be. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#first-love #imagination

I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination. ↗

— John Keats

#love #truth #imagination

Did we have sex?" he asked directly. For about two minutes, this might actually be fun. "Eric," I said, "we had sex in every position I could imagine, and some I couldn’t. We had sex in every room in my house, and we had sex outdoors. You told me it was the best you’d ever had." (At the time he couldn’t recall all the sex he’d ever had. But he’d paid me a compliment.) "Too bad you can’t remember it," I concluded with a modest smile. Eric looked like I’d hit him in the forehead with a mallet. For all of thirty seconds his reaction was completely gratifying. ↗

— Charlaine Harris

#sookie-stackhouse #vampire #imagination

Doors are for people with no imagination. ↗

— Derek Landy

#imagination

Love is the strongest force the world possesses and yet it is the humblest imaginable. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#imagination

The incident with Dawn hadn't been one of my finer moments. I honestly hadn't expected to break any bones when I shoved her into a tree. Still, the incident had given me a dangerous reputation. The story had gained legendary status, and I liked to imagine that it was still being told around campfires late at night. Judging by the look on the girl's face, it was. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#rose-hathaway #vampire-academy #imagination

Nothing ever happens like you imagine it will ↗

— John Green

#love #margo-roth-spiegelman #truth #imagination

If you have ever lost a loved one, then you know exactly how it feels. And if you have not, then you cannot possibly imagine it. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#mourning #imagination

I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too. ↗

— Brian Selznick

#imagination