#west

Do I hear a challenge?” she whispers, “Oh, Carlos. You know I can’t resist a challenge. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#challenge #kiara-westford #resistance

A wide and vague impression exists that so-called Eastern religion is more contemplative, innocuous, and humane than the proselytizing monotheisms of the West. Don't believe a word of this: try asking the children of Indochina who were dumped by their parents for inherited deformities that were attributed to sins in a previous 'life. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#buddhism #eastern-religion #indochina #monotheism #rebirth-buddhism

You seek help from the elders. A society with elders is healthy. It's not always that way in the West. ↗

— Bernard Lagat

#elders #healthy #help #seek #society

It is for Muslim scholars to study the whole history of Islamic science completely and not only the chapters and periods which influenced Western science. It is also for Muslim scholars to present the tradition of Islamic science from the point of view of Islam itself and not from the point of view of the scientism, rationalism and positivism which have dominated the history of science in the West since the establishment of the discipline in the early part of the 20th century in Europe and America. ↗

— Seyyed Hossein Nasr

#western-science #science

Tennis lessons westlake village provide a good coaching for youngest.Because that are very experiance men in tennis.His students on the importance of strength and agility training as well as mental and psychological strength and the roles they play within the game of tennis. ↗

— Peter Jensen

#experience

Full of intrigue, tangled pasts, and raw emotions, [Gambling On A Secret by Sara Walter Ellwood] is guaranteed to keep you turning pages from start to finish and then wishing for one more chapter! ↗

— Carolyn Brown

#family-drama #romantic-suspense #western #family

First of all, I’m not a ‘military type.’ Second, I never proclaimed to be a gentleman of any kind. I just like the facts straight up. There’s no bullshit to wade through to get to the truth." Dylan ↗

— Sara Walter Ellwood

#family-drama #romantic-suspense #western #family

I kissed him once," she whispered. "Well done. What did he do?" "Um..." Deryn sighed. "He woke up. ↗

— Scott Westerfeld

#love #scott #westerfeld #love

I felt a hole boring through my heart. It was carving a scar that would never heal. I was a man. A man doesn't cry at lost love. Never. Instead, he turns hard. From now on, I would live up to my name"...Rattler. ↗

— Barry Andrew Chambers

#rattler #western #love

They'll be fine," Wickersham said. "Practice makes perfect." I had to ask. "You practice running away?" "We knew we'd make enemies. Other organizations have fire drills; we have oh-shit-someone-found-our-ass drills. ↗

— Scott Westerfeld

#scott-westerfeld #humor