"Books were safer than other people anyway." - Neil Gaiman
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Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart.
Gordon B. Hinckley (via quotes-shape-us)
I said nothing for a time, just ran my fingertips along the edge of the human-shaped emptiness that had been left inside me.
Haruki Murakami, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (via quotes-shape-us)
When we make judgements we’re inevitably acting on limited knowledge, isn’t it best to ask if we seek to understand, or simply let them be?
Jay Woodman (via quotes-shape-us)
Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.
Martin Luther King Jr. (via quotes-shape-us)
We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your fault, because if you wanted to change you’re the one who has got to change.
Katharine Hepburn, Me: Stories of My Life (via quotes-shape-us)
I am no longer afraid of fear, and I will not let it rule me.
Fear will learn to fear me.
Tahereh Mafi, Ignite Me (via quotes-shape-us)
I love talking to people and hearing their stories. Everyone’s got their own story to tell, and when you sit down with someone and really talk to them, you can learn so much.
Dan Wells, Mr. Monster (via quotes-shape-us)
You wake up one morning to realize life has, literally, passed you by. Even though the living felt long and filled with happiness beyond measure, the reliving brings to mind how fleeting time is compared to the stars in the sky above us.
Tymber Dalton, Acquainted with the Night (via quotes-shape-us)
Everything tells me that I am about to make a wrong decision, but making mistakes is just part of life. What does the world want of me? Does it want me to take no risks, to go back to where I came from because I didn’t have the courage to say “yes” to life?
Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes (via quotes-shape-us)