#victor

No, not really. But …” Okay, I couldn’t help but gloat a little. “She likes me.” Samedi didn’t even look at me. “Well of course, you’ve had that bloody uniform on all day. I was half ready to tell you how much I liked you. ↗

— Lia Habel

#dystopian #fiction #lia-habel #neo-victorian #paranormal

It's not my victory, it's yours and yours and yours. If a gay can win, it means there is hope that the system can work for all minorities if we fight. We've given them hope. ↗

— Harvey Milk

#rights #victory

Whenever we want to combat our enemies, first and foremost we must start by understanding them rather than exaggerating their motives. ↗

— Criss Jami

#battle #bias #combat #discernment #disputes

What if all those strange and unexplainable bends in history were the result of supernatural interference? At which point I asked myself, what's the weirdest most eccentric historical phenomenon of them all? Answer:the Great British Empire. Clearly, one tiny little island could only conquer half the known world with supernatural aid. Those absurd Victorian manners and ridiculous fashions were obviously dictated by vampires. And, without a doubt, the British army regimental system functions on werewolf pack dynamics. ↗

— Gail Carriger

#vampires #victorian #werewolves #werewolves

Father has taught me that when something is lost, whether dear or not, giving up the search is sometimes best and often enough the lost article finds its owner. ↗

— Cassandra Krivy Hirsch

#historical-novel #journal #romance #victorian-era #historical-romance

Humans are curious creatures. What we cannot see, our logical minds will try to deny. ↗

— Nancy B. Brewer

#france #historical-ficiton #mystery #romance #victorian

Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward ~ Victor Kiam ↗

— Victor Klam

#books #fantasy #fiction #victor-klam #fantasy-fiction

One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it. ↗

— Pedro Calderon de la Barca

#gain #how #know #may #use

I guess one of the reasons I'm doing the Poe piece is that I think Poe demonstrates that no matter how difficult things are, if you continue to move forward in life, you can eventually become victorious, even if it's later in life. ↗

— John Astin

#continue #demonstrates #difficult #difficult things #doing

The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

#organization #secret #victory