I kept walking. Have you ever done that? Just walk. Just walk and have no idea where you’re going? It wasn’t a good feeling, but not a bad one either. I felt caged and free at the same time, like it was only myself that wouldn’t allow me to feel either great or miserable (Markus Zusak, Underdog)
Pet names are a persistant remnant of childhood, a reminder that life is not always so serious, so formal, so complicated. They are a reminder, too, that one is not all things to all people (Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake)
Never let your emotions get so high that they flood your common sense (Steve Cross crossbytes)
True greatness is often unrecognized. (Russell H. Conwell, Acres of Diamonds)
I said, “Je parle français.” Indira gave me a weird look. Or a look that said I was weird. Whichever. The point is, I don’t really speak French, but it’s a useful phrase for confusing people you don’t wish to speak with. However, it’s apparently more useful in Europe, where no one enjoys speaking to the French. (Tucker Elliot, The Rainy Season)
Spirit is the real and eternal matter is the unreal and the temporal. (Mary Baker Eddy)
Are we Pakistanis, children of a lesser God? Is there one law for the west and one for us? Is our democracy supposed to be only democracy if you give us a no objection certificate? – Imran Khan
Some may call me a vigilante. I think i’ve got problems to fix (Matt Hilton)
Life is a one way journey. Don’t forget to enjoy the amazing beauty (Debasish Mridha M.D.)
I just want to hold you close.” I gave Timby a squeeze. He relaxed in my embrace. “I’m wild about you, you know that, right?””I know.” He smiled up at me.”You don’t have to be wild about me too. Just try to like me a little more than you do now (Maria Semple, Today Will Be Different)