You can’t live long with the ones who are only beautiful. But the funny ones, oh, they last a lifetime!
– from Anxious People book by Fredrik Backman
Deep down I suspect that many …
Deep down I suspect that many gardeners regard themselves as minor-league alchemists, transforming the dross of compost (and water and sunlight) into substances of rare value and beauty and power.
– from This Is Your Mind on Plants book by Michael Pollan
It’s not important where we go …
It’s not important where we go. I think it’s a wonderful feeling just being on a journey.
– from The Dark Forest book by Cixin Liu
When a woman marries again, it …
When a woman marries again, it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again, it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs.
– from The Picture of Dorian Gray book by Oscar Wilde
We need discipline, guidelines, context, and …
We need discipline, guidelines, context, and responsibility early in any new endeavor. It’s the time to sacrifice. To learn, to observe, to take heed. If and when we get knowledge of the space, the craft, the people, and the plan, then we can let our freak flag fly, and create.
– from Greenlights book by Matthew McConaughey
I want to take you everywhere …
I want to take you everywhere. And do everything with you. And ask you every single question that’s been on my mind for months. And I want to know when you knew what was happening between us and I want to tell you when I knew. And I want to hold your hand in a quiet corner and I want to lie in bed and hear your heartbeat through your chest. I want to bring you coffee in bed. And I want to hear you tell me anything you’ve always wanted to tell someone. Because you know that you’ve met someone who desperately wants to listen.
– from Atmosphere book by Taylor Jenkins Reid
In a war, you save who …
In a war, you save who you can. Whenever you can.
– from The Rose Code book by Kate Quinn
I consider myself to be fairly …
I consider myself to be fairly average in talent. Where I believe I excel is in my unflinching, unyielding discipline and work ethic. While the other guy is eating, I’m working. While the other guy is sleeping, I’m working. While the other guy is making love … well … I’m making love, too, but I’m working really hard at it.
– from Will book by Will Smith
I think that people who say …
I think that people who say life is all about the choices we make and the roads we go down are full of shit. […] When the fickle finger of fate points at you, all roads lead to the same place, that’s what I think. I may change my mind when I’m older, but I really don’t think so.
– from Later book by Stephen King
When you don’t know what you …
When you don’t know what you believe, everything becomes an argument. Everything is debatable. But when you stand for something, decisions are obvious.
– from Rework book by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson