#oath

There is no question you get pumped up by the recognition. Then a self-loathing sets in when you realise you're enjoying it. ↗

— George C. Scott

#get #pumped #question #realise #recognition

When I meet thousands of fans of the comic - when I realize every one of them can recite the Lantern Corps oath ('In Brightest Day, in blackest night...') - I know how important this is to people. ↗

— Ryan Reynolds

#brightest #comic #corps #day #every

That he will haunt the footsteps of his enemy after death is the one revenge which a dying man can promise himself; and if men had power thus to avenge themselves the earth would be peopled with phantoms. ("Eveline's Visitant") ↗

— Mary Elizabeth Braddon

#haunt #oath #revenge #vengeance #death

...oaths and anchors equally will drag: naught else abides on fickle earth but unkept promises of joy. ↗

— Herman Melville

#liars #oaths #equality

If you had a person in your life treating you the way you treat yourself, you would have gotten rid of them a long time ago... ↗

— Cheri Huber

#self-hatred #self-loathing #life

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— Terry Pratchett

#oath #punctuation #humor

When you loathe yourself, a true friend will respect your honesty. And if you’ve been fortunate in life, he will probably share your opinion. ↗

— Bauvard

#friendship #funny #humor #self-loathing #friendship

The waitress had the appearance of a very old hooker who had finally found her place in life ↗

— Hunter S. Thompson

#hooker #hunter #loathing #thompson #waitress

Just say, dakhilak.” Without hesitation, “Dakhilak.” He nodded. Her accent was getting no better. “Now, you can never take it back.” “Well, what does it mean? Thank you?” She should have asked sooner. He didn’t turn to meet the gaze he felt on him, his voice full of sand, his stomach sick. “It gives me charge of your life. ↗

— V.S. Carnes

#historical-romance #life #oath #promise #life

I think everything that happened in Idris-Valentine, Max, Hodge, even Sebastian-I kept shoving it all down, trying to forget, but it's catching up with me. I... I'll get help. I'll get better. I promise." "You promise." "I swear on the Angel." He ducked his head down, kissed her cheek. "The hell with that. I swear on us. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#jace-wayland #love #oath #love