#ura

You must have been working very hard here, with so few distractions.” Mary’s eyes darkened and she looked away. “Not quite as much as I hoped for. At times the loneliness and the unanswered questions can get overwhelming, like very loud voices echoing inside my head, just asking ‘why’ ‘who’ and making me think about my wasted life. ↗

— Olga Núñez Miret

#fbi #police-procedural #psychiatry #rape #serial-killer

And then there are the rare ones who know love, who understand it. Who freely give of themselves, demanding only a return of that love,that trust. ↗

— Kim Harrison

#kisten #rachel-morgan #romance #supernatural #vampire

Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not. ↗

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

#encourage #encouraging #succeed #success #success

Live and learn, or you don't live long. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#love

Blue cheese contains natural amphetamines. Why are students not informed about this? ↗

— Mark E. Smith

#blue #cheese #contains #informed #natural

His soul's fabric was weaving itself with mine. I loved the frayed ends where it came unraveled, and I loved the strength at its firm, solid center. I loved every thread. ↗

— Jeri Smith-Ready

#shine #love

Every day of my life, I feel fat. It's not correct thinking in the natural, normal human being's way of life. ↗

— Angie Everhart

#correct #day #every #every day #fat

A pure heart does not demean the spirit of an individual, it, instead, compels the individual to examine his spirit. ↗

— Criss Jami

#compelling #consideration #constructive-criticism #demean #demeaning

I’ve known her long enough to know that this was purely intentional.” He peered sideways at me, judging my reaction. “I like her just fine, but you should watch yourself around her. Tennyson is given to obsession, and her obsessions tend to run toward trouble. It’s kind of a Wyoming thing to push the whole ‘Wild West’ routine to its limits. ↗

— Laura Anderson Kurk

#glass-girl #laura-anderson-kurk #love #relationships #romance

She smiled thoughtfully. “I think Jackson was like a lost puppy. He needed purpose, someone to believe in him and love him despite his bullshit. But he didn’t have that, so he just went around humping everyone’s leg and peeing everywhere. Then you came along and he thought he found that owner that would give him that purpose—something that would make him feel needed—but you chose the fancy pet store puppy instead, so he went back to peeing on everything and destroying all the furniture.” “Um, Whit...is there a point to this?” “We all need someone to believe in us. It helps us see our full potential. You were that someone to believe in him. I think he’ll be a new man because of it.” “So you’re saying I rescued a lost puppy, and now he’ll become a topnotch show dog because I’m just so amazing?” “Exactly.” “You have such an eloquent way with words.” “No shit, right?” “Precisely.” -Emma and Whitney ↗

— Rachael Wade

#encouragement #love #support #love