#ck

And often the worst thing wasn't the victims--they were dead, after all, and beyond any more pain. The worst thing was those who loved them and survived them. Often the walking dead from now on, shell-shocked, hearts ruptured, stumbling through the remainder of their lives without anything left inside of them but blood and organs, impervious to pain, having learned nothing except that the worst things did, in fact, sometimes happen. (Mystic River) ↗

— Dennis Lehane

#shell-shocked #survivors #the-walking-dead #death

I had my first kiss when I was 11, but I think I've blocked it out of my mind because it was so bad. I'm not even sure it counts as a kiss. ↗

— Niall Horan

#because #blocked #counts #even #first

Katy Perry is the sexiest woman I've ever kissed. It was amazing and very purple - she had purple lipstick on. I don't think there will ever be anything cooler than kissing her... until I marry her maybe! ↗

— Niall Horan

#anything #cooler #ever #had #her

I was lucky, as many of my generation was, in having a man like Dr. King in our lives. He came at a time that we needed to take a long look at each other and see how similar we were. ↗

— Lena Horne

#dr #each #generation #having #how

I always tried to hit the ball back through the box because that is the largest unprotected area. ↗

— Rogers Hornsby

#area #back #ball #because #box

Mimicking people was something I did already. ↗

— Jane Horrocks

#did #i #mimicking #people #something

If you love something let it go free. If it doesn't come back, you never had it. If it comes back, love it forever. ↗

— Douglas Horton

#come #comes #forever #free #go

Be your own hero, it's cheaper than a movie ticket. ↗

— Douglas Horton

#hero #movie #own #than #ticket

We ape, we mimic, we mock. We act. ↗

— Laurence Olivier

#ape #mimic #mock

In all feats of fire-eating it should be noted that the head is thrown well back, so that the flame may pass out of the open mouth instead of up into the roof, as it would if the head were held naturally. ↗

— Harry Houdini

#feats #flame #head #held #instead