“Never say 'I can't.' 'I can't' is a limit, and life is about breaking through limits. Say 'I will' instead.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, quote from Pies & Prejudice
“Robin Hood just called, he wants Sherwood Forest back.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, quote from Pies & Prejudice
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single girl in possesion of a pashon for fashon, must be in want of an audiance!”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, quote from Pies & Prejudice
“Math is “maths,” an elevator is a “lift,” a truck is a “lorry,” a flashlight is a “torch,” and “crisps” are what they call potato chips, while “chips” over here means French fries. Just as riding the double-decker buses thrills me, I get a thrill out of hearing people talk.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, quote from Pies & Prejudice
“Would I want to know the ending to my own story? No. I want the adventure that comes with finding out.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, quote from Pies & Prejudice
“Football means soccer, squash is soda, bonkers is nuts—I’m going to need an interpreter or something.”
― Heather Vogel Frederick, quote from Pies & Prejudice
“being alone is not the same as being lonely?”
― Garth Stein, quote from Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog
“Not every story has a happy ending, but that doesn't mean it's not worth telling.”
― Steven dos Santos, quote from The Culling
“when you are in positions of power, the trappings of power are many and may often hinder you in taking the right decision. When your mind knows not what to do, here is a mantra for differentiating between right and wrong: any decision you take will affect some people favourably and others unfavourably. The right decision is always based on the greatest common good and not in favour of one particular group.”
― Anand Neelakantan, quote from Ajaya: Roll of the Dice
“and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile.”
― The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, quote from Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price
“Tyler was just like any other girl now. She was manipulative and greedy. She was a witch in fucking sexy high heels.”
― Jaimie Roberts, quote from Deviant
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