#humour

I'm not sure if you've noticed this yet, but Jenny Sullivan likes to overuse people's first names. It's a technique she read about in a book called Own It - Take Life By The Bollocks. She once said my name so many times I disconnected from it entirely. ↗

— Claire Garber

#fun #humour #love

You thought I was peculiar,” she said in a muffled voice. His mouth brushed the edge of her ear and settled against her neck. She felt that he was smiling. “Darling love… you are. ↗

— Lisa Kleypas

#humour #romance #romantic #love

Don't Stop Believing ↗

— Journey

#inspirational #inspirational

Mr. Brundy, you are no doubt as well acquainted with my circumstances as I am with yours, so let us not beat about the bush. I have a fondness for the finer things in life, and I suppose I always will. As a result, I am frightfully expensive to maintain. I have already bankrupted my father, and have no doubt I should do the same to you, should you be so foolhardy as to persist in the desire for such a union. Furthermore, I have a shrewish disposition and a sharp tongue. My father, having despaired of seeing me wed to a gentleman of my own class, has ordered me to either accept your suit or seek employment. If I married you, it would be only for your wealth, and only because I find the prospect of marriage to you preferable –but only slightly!- to the life of a governess or a paid companion. If, knowing this, you still wish to marry me, why, you have only to name the day.” Having delivered herself of this speech, Lady Helen waited expectantly for Mr. Brundy’s stammering retraction. Her suitor pondered her words for a long moment, then made his response. “’ow about Thursday? ↗

— Sheri Cobb South

#marriage-proposal #marriage

People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones. ↗

— Sachin Tendulkar

#inspirational-quotes #life-and-living #motivational-quotes #inspirational

Most men are not wicked... They are sleep-walkers, not evil evildoers. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#philosophical #satire #men

I gather you yellow-skinned men, despite your triumphs in sewage, drinking water, and Olympic gold medals, still don't have democracy. Some politician on the radio was saying that that's why we Indian are going to beat you: we may not have sewage, drinking water, and Olympic gold medals, but we do have democracy. If I were making a country, I'd get the sewage pipes first, then the democracy, then I'd go about giving pamphlets and statues of Gandhi to other people, but what do I know? I am just a murderer! ↗

— Aravind Adiga

#humour #politics #men

Always take a compliment, even if it’s not yours ↗

— Benny Bellamacina

#humour #life #love #philosophical #relationships

I'd rather be a rising ape than a falling angel. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#inspirational #inspirational

Darling, when things go wrong in life, you lift your chin, put on a ravishing smile, mix yourself a little cocktail... ↗

— Sophie Kinsella

#inspirational #lifestyle #women-s-strength #inspirational