#stephen

Great writers, I discovered, were not to be bowed down before and worshipped, but embraced and befriended. Their names resounded through history not because they had massive brows and thought deep incomprehensible thoughts, but because they opened windows in the mind, they put their arms round you and showed you things you always knew but never dared to believe. Even if their names were terrifyingly foreign and intellectual sounding, Dostoevsky, Baudelaire or Cavafy, they turned out to be charming and wonderful and quite unalarming after all. ↗

— Stephen Fry

#books #cavafy #dostoevsky #inspirational #stephen-fry

Feast of Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr, the man who will not act until he knows all will never act at all. ↗

— Jim Elliot

#deacon #feast #first #knows #man

A broken friendship that is mended through forgiveness can be even stronger than it once was. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#forgiveness #forgiveness-chance-love-equality #forgiving #forgiving-others #forgiving-yourself

I believe that. But I want you to know something — when it comes to all this enemies nonsense, I’m out. I am a neutral country. I am Switzerland. I refuse to be affected by territorial disputes between mythical creatures. Jacob is family. You are . . . well, not exactly the love of my life, because I expect to love you for much longer than that. The love of my existence. I don’t care who’s a werewolf and who’s a vampire. If Angela turns out to be a witch, she can join the party, too. ↗

— Stephenie Meyer

#love #stephenie-meyer #twilight #family

It took only seconds for me to make these discoveries, but even in that short time, my stomach nearly jumped through my mouth trying to reach the food. ↗

— Stephenie Meyer

#the-host #food

I'll see you.' He grinned. 'Not if i see you first. ↗

— Stephen King

#friendships #gordie-lachance #stephen-king #the-body #friendship

It's as if God gave you something-all those stories- and said, "Here you are. Try not to lose it." But children lose everything unless somebody is there to help them, and if your parents are too stupid to do it, maybe i ought to. ↗

— Stephen King

#chris-chambers #friendship #maturity #stephen-king #the-body

Um," Doc said in a mild voice, "medically speaking, I'm not sure that was the most helpful thing for his condition." "But I feel better," Jared answered, sullen. Doc smiled the tiniest smile. "Well, maybe a few more minutes of unconsciousness won't kill him. ↗

— Stephenie Meyer

#jared #stephenie-meyer #the-host #humor

Life turns on a dime. ↗

— Stephen King

#life

If it's ka it'll come like a wind, and your plans will stand before it no more than a barn before a cyclone ↗

— Stephen King

#fate #ka #love #roland #stephen-king