#che

I wish we could go to the movies. ↗

— Rachel Hawkins

#movies

But Rose? While I'm fine with you two dating and being happy, please try not to brake his heart too much when the time comes. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#richelle-mead #rose #spirit-bound #dating

As a teacher, as a propagandist, Mr. Shaw is no good at all, even in his own generation. But as a personality, he is immortal. ↗

— Max Beerbohm

#generation #good #his #immortal #mr

His attitude, though always bad, has changed since he helped me prep the Pandora charm for Morgan. He thinks I'm falling for her, as ridiculous as that sounds, and he might be tempted to take matters into his hands. ↗

— Kim Harrison

#jonathan #quen #rachen-morgan #romance #the-hollows

We define ourselves, in part, by the discriminations we make. The value of what we love is enriched by our understanding of what we dislike. ↗

— David Ansen

#dislike #enriched #love #love is #make

We are respecting our parents' wishes....They didn't want to shelter us from the world's treacheries. They wanted us to survive them. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#parents-and-responsiblity #survival #treachery #respect

There is an odd quirk in the human mind that makes a fearful man prefer to go quietly to a wicked-looking, gnarled "witch" for a countercharm than to a respectable licensed sorcerer or an accredited priest of the Church. ↗

— Randall Garrett

#magic #witches #respect

Consider the fact that no matter how many planets and stars are reflected in a lake, these reflections are encompassed within the water itself; that no matter how many universes there are, they are encompassed within a single space; and that no matter how vast and how numerous the sensory appearances of samsara and nirvana may be, they are encompassed within the single nature of mind (sem-nyid). ↗

— Dudjom Lingpa

#dzogchen #hungchenkara #nonduality #nature

The knowledge that she could learn to love a man had always meant more to her than loving him effortlessly, more even than falling in love, and that was why she now felt that she was on the threshold of a new life, a happiness bound to endure for a very long time. ↗

— Orhan Pamuk

#love #romance #life

Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor; they are here for what they get out of our cheap and abundant labor, and they should know that they are buttressing one of the most vicious systems. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#africa #cheap #doing #favor #get