“Sometimes, when we want something so badly, we fear failure more than we fear being without that thing.”
― Matthew J. Kirby, quote from Icefall
“In life, the hardest decisions often have to be made more than once. But each time, it gets easier.”
― Matthew J. Kirby, quote from Icefall
“Never trust a storyteller," he says. "We're all of us liars.”
― Matthew J. Kirby, quote from Icefall
“You can never trust anyone once you've had to trap them in a cage.”
― Matthew J. Kirby, quote from Icefall
“One cannot apologize for one's nature.”
― Matthew J. Kirby, quote from Icefall
“When you are in pain, a moment is an eternity.”
― Matthew J. Kirby, quote from Icefall
“You are stronger than me," Asa says. "And in bravery and strength, there is a kind of beauty.”
― Matthew J. Kirby, quote from Icefall
“A story knows no honor. A story knows no allegiance. A story simply is.”
― Matthew J. Kirby, quote from Icefall
“Though a story may begin as a lie, perhaps it can be made true. Perhapsd their ultimate power is found in how they inspire us to action.”
― Matthew J. Kirby, quote from Icefall
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“One never really knew just how taxing pain was till one was free of it and could feel the difference.”
― Kristen Britain, quote from Mirror Sight
“Jem always said that Will rushed toward the end of a mission rather than proceeding in a measured manner, and that one must look at the next step on the path ahead, rather than the destination in the distance, or one would never reach one’s goal. Will closed his eyes for a moment. He knew that Jem was right, but it was hard to remember, when the goal that he sought was the girl that he loved.”
― Cassandra Clare, quote from The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Princess
“But since those days in Vienna I had been aware that Austria was lost, not yet suspecting, to be sure, how much I had lost thereby.”
― Stefan Zweig, quote from The World of Yesterday
“- [...] Ah ! pourquoi l'intelligence des femmes veut-elle toujours choisir un autre objet que le sien ?
- Quel est le sien, cher ?
- Le charme et la compréhension, de toute évidence.
Elle réfléchit.
- Ce que les hommes appellent ainsi, c'est la soumission de l'esprit. Vous ne reconnaissez chez une femme que l'intelligence qui vous approuve.”
― André Malraux, quote from Man's Fate
“hot breakfast on a cold winter morning”
― Barbara Ann Kipfer, quote from 14,000 Things to Be Happy About
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