#rising

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#every #every time #fail #failing #glory

It's hard to wipe your eyes when you have whirring buzzsaws for hands. ↗

— Daniel H. Wilson

#robot #survive #uprising #rebellion

Inch by tantalizing inch, he brought the shirt up exposing his six pack abs. Kim’s mouth went dry as more and more of his chest was revealed to her view. Her tongue ran over her parched lips. All she could think about was licking something off those abs. It could have been poison and she would have gladly licked it and begged for more. ↗

— Marie Rose Dufour

#irish-rising #erotic-romance

Christ on a cracker. You raped Achilles! ↗

— P.C. Cast

#kat #melia #warrior-rising #rape

Seminaked men!” Jacky trilled. “With swords,” Kat purred. “It is a romance novel! ↗

— P.C. Cast

#p-c-cast #warrior-rising #men

Caring for your inner child has a powerful and surprisingly quick result: Do it and the child heals. ↗

— Martha Beck

#child #heals #inner #inner child #powerful

Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#agreeable #another #arising #contemplating #misery

China's cinema has been rising for some time; it has more exposure, so my chances of becoming internationally known are better. But the first thing I have to do is learn English. If I can grasp the language, then perhaps I can think about the U.S. ↗

— Ziyi Zhang

#becoming #been #better #chances #china

My company is known for being funny as well as moving. You get a bit of everything in these shows. I think people know they're going to have a surprising experience. ↗

— Matthew Bourne

#being funny #bit #company #everything #experience

It has been surprising to me that so few conservatives have voiced concern over the precedence that are being set in favor of suppression by this so-called conservative administration. ↗

— James Bovard

#been #being #concern #conservative #conservatives