“What I believe
is that life
is music and fabulous foliage,
but it's also cancer and wars.
That's just how it is.
Maybe God could do better.
But shit, so could we. ”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“Maybe it's not about determination
or love
or how hard
you can fight
Maybe it's just bout fate
and what
is meant to be”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“I don't want to worry
I don't want to be sad
I have so much to be happy about”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“The more you can share,
the less lost you feel. ”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“He is
better than warm fall colors
better than beautiful music
better than doughnuts and coffee”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“I wanted to freeze
in the moment in my mind
forever
because there's nothing better
than flutters of the heart”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“Find the gift in the little things.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“Memories
fall
like
snowflakes
upon
my dreams.
The snowflakes
toss and tumble,
each different
and yet
the same.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“Funny how
time goes on,
things change,
and yet,
some things stay
exactly the same.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“I know she fought
She fought hard
but she didn't win”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“Friends will keep us happy.
Our family keeps us warm.
We’ll party through the good times
and hold tight through the storms.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“Sleep little one
Sleep
Grow strong
And grow wings
The world is waiting for you”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“Wonderland is here now.
Don’t know what we might see.
Yesterday’s gone forever.
But my future’s up to me.
What a future it will be….”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“Absence makes the heart grow desperate.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“Honey, no matter where you are, I’m with you.
When the breeze brushes your cheek, that’s me.
When the stars sparkle and shine, that’s me.
When the tulips bloom in the spring, that’s me.”
The little things.
She’s there,
in the little things.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“Holes in my heart
Yeah.
That was about right”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“I love fall
The season
of warm colors”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“If anything,
he sparked
a fire
inside of me,
making me want to live again.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“Everything’s always changing.
Nothing stays the same.
Yesterday’s gone forever,
I’ve got memories and my name.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“If music is
the story
of our lives,
what song
did they
sing
for me?”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“I felt heat and
my body trembled
and forces
beyond my control
pulled me to him
as the music ripped
through our bodies”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from Far from You
“Life was such a wheel that no man could stand upon it for long. And it always, at the end, came round to the same place again.”
― Stephen King, quote from The Stand
“Things could change, Gabe," Jonas went on. "Things could be different. I don't know how, but there must be some way for things to be different. There could be colors. And grandparents," he added, staring through the dimness toward the ceiling of his sleepingroom. "And everybody would have the memories."
"You know the memories," he whispered, turning toward the crib.
Garbriel's breathing was even and deep. Jonas liked having him there, though he felt guilty about the secret. Each night he gave memories to Gabriel: memories of boat rides and picnics in the sun; memories of soft rainfall against windowpanes; memories of dancing barefoot on a damp lawn.
"Gabe?"
The newchild stirred slightly in his sleep. Jonas looked over at him.
"There could be love," Jonas whispered.”
― Lois Lowry, quote from The Giver
“Black Rabbit: Hazel... Hazel... you know me, don't you?
Hazel: I don't know.
[the apparition reveals himself to be the Black Rabbit, and Hazel gasps]
Hazel: Yes, my lord. I know you.
Black Rabbit: I've come to ask if you'd like to join my Owsla. We shall be glad to have you, and I know you'd like it. You've been feeling tired, haven't you? If you're ready, we might go along now.
[Hazel looks at all the younger rabbits of Watership Down]
Black Rabbit: You needn't worry about them. They'll be all right, and thousands like them. If you come along now, I'll show you what I mean.”
― Richard Adams, quote from Watership Down
“Problems may be solved in the study which have baffled all those who have sought a solution by the aid of their senses. To carry the art, however, to its highest pitch, it is necessary that the reasoner should be able to use all the facts which have come to his knowledge; and this in itself implies, as you will readily see, a possession of all knowledge, which, even in these days of free education and encyclopaedias, is a somewhat rare accomplishment.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, quote from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
“When we think of the past it's the beautiful things we pick out. We want to believe it was all like that.”
― Margaret Atwood, quote from The Handmaid's Tale
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