#thorn

The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses. ↗

— Ovid

#often #produces #roses #sharp #thorn

You must not lose faith, child. No matter what. Do not doubt God or his choosing of you. He knows infinitely more than we can imagine. ↗

— Rae Carson

#elisa #rae-carson #the-girl-of-fire-and-thorns #faith

It's meant to be pretty," whispers Octavia, and I can see the tears threatening to spill over her lashes. Posy considers this and says matter-of-factly, "I think you'd be pretty in any color." The tiniest of smiles forms on Octavia's lips. "Thank you. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#mockingjay #octavia #posy #fact

I don't think I'm a thorn in the industry, I'm just another part of it. ↗

— Neil Young

#i #industry #just #part #think

March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

#forward #go #life #march #move

The motto was "Pax," but the word was set in a circle of thorns. ↗

— Rumer Godden

#motto #set #thorns #word

If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears. ↗

— Isaac Hayes

#bears #enjoy #fragrance #must #rose

But he that dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose. ↗

— Anne Bronte

#dares #grasp #never #rose #should

Consciousness is much more than the thorn, it is the dagger in the flesh. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#dagger #flesh #more #much #than

This is not the way these tales end," Calliope said firmly. "This is not the way that things end when they get to be tales," Amatus said, "but since ours is not yet told, we cannot count on it. There were a hundred dead princes on the thorns outside Sleeping Beauty's castle, and I'm sure many of them were splendid fellows. ↗

— John Barnes

#calliope #dead-princes #sleeping-beauty #stories #tales