#sf

You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices. ↗

— John Green

#self-determination #hurt

They luxuriated in the feeling of deep and all pervading satisfaction, a feeling of knowing absolutely that all was well with the world and them and that the world was not only their oyster it was also their linguine with clam sauce. Not only were all things possible, but all things were theirs. ↗

— Hubert Selby Jr.

#satisfaction #dreams

keep looking at me like that," he warned, leaning casually into the counter and sipping his coffee. "see what happens." "i'm going to lose my job over you." "i'd give you another one." i snorted. "as what? your sex slave?" "what a provocative suggestion. let's discuss. ↗

— Sylvia Day

#crossfire-series #eva-tramell #gideon-cross #coffee

I think a lot of people, even Christians, are willing to be satisfied with gaining lots and lots of biblical knowledge - and many people go to Bible studies and don't realize it isn't enough to know what's right, it's applying the information and the knowledge that you have. ↗

— Charles Stanley

#bible #christians #enough #even #gaining

There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction. ↗

— Salvador Dali

#die #going #i #i think #satisfaction

Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction. ↗

— Anne Frank

#satisfaction

If curiosity killed the cat, it was satisfaction that brought it back. ↗

— Holly Black

#curiosity #curious #satisfaction #wisdom #satisfaction

If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with. ↗

— L. Frank Baum

#desire #home #satisfaction #satisfaction

Where's Lucy?" I asked the others. "At the farmhouse," Nicholas said with grim satisfaction. "How'd you manage that?" "She's in a closet." Solange rolled her eyes. I stared at Nicholas. "You locked your girlfriend in a closet? Smooth." "She's going to eviscerate him," Quinn said cheerfully. ↗

— Alyxandra Harvey

#logan #lucy #quinn #solange #satisfaction

You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.' You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled. ↗

— Charles H. Spurgeon

#satisfaction #satisfaction