#vic

Opening up to the wrong person is like putting ammo in their hands. ↗

You see it, don't you, James? Without Tessa there is nothing for me--no joy, no light, no life. If you loved me, you would let me have her. You can't love her as I do. No one could. If you are truly my brother, you would do this for me. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#jem #tessa #the-infernal-devices #will #life

I can offer you my life, but it is a short life; I can offer you my heart, though I have no idea how many more beats it shall sustain ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#the-infernal-devices #life

The poor man shuddered, overflowed with an angelic joy; he declared in his transport that this would last through life; he said to himself that he really had not suffered enough to deserve such radiant happiness, and he thanked God, in the depths of his soul, for having permitted that he, a miserable man, should be so loved by this innocent being. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#gratitude #joy #les-miserables #suffering #victor-hugo

All your life people will tell you things. And most of the time, probably ninety-five percent of the time, what they'll tell you will be wrong. ↗

— Michael Crichton

#life

My mother always said 'Don't bother other people.' I think that's good advice. ↗

— Amy Sedaris

#life #mothers #life

Plain question and plain answer make the shortest road out of most perplexities. ↗

— Mark Twain

#life

Life is for service. ↗