The constellation she’s named after tells the story of a princess, who was shackled to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster–punishment for her mother Casseopeia, who had bragged to Poseidon about her own beauty. Perseus, flying by, fell in love with Andromeda and saved her. In the sky, she’s pictured with her arms outstretched and her hands chained (Jodi Picoult, My Sister’s Keeper)
I just wanted to tell you, how beautiful you were; that day, that night, that life (Anthony Liccione)
I admire people who come to politics because it takes a lot of courage to be in politics in India. (Shekhar Kapur)
I always had this idea that you should never give up a happy middle in the hopes of a happy ending, because there is no such thing as a happy ending. Do you know what I mean? There is so much to lose (John Green, Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances)
Intellectually secure people do not need to show anyone how smart they are. They are empirical and seek truth. Intellectually insecure people need to show everyone how smart they are. They are egotistical and seek triumph (Kevin Ashton, How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery)
God’ is an excuse to justify hate (Anonymous)
I tend to think of a myth and then explore how it would play out if it were happening in the modern-day world. I modify all the myths I use, but I stick very closely to their structure – it is the hidden teacher in me (Rick Riordan)
A smile is the expression of ecstasy of life (Debasish Mridha)
True morality consists not in following the beaten track, but in finding the true path for ourselves, and fearlessly following it (Mahatma Gandhi)
The Spirit filters through what I want and shows me who I am (E’yen A. Gardner)