“Magnetism is not like in the superhero movies. I couldn’t pull a car toward myself, because a car weighs more than I do. I just ended up pulling myself to the car.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from Rise of the Elgen
“Geography is my strong subject,” Ostin said. “Everything is your strong subject,” Taylor said.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from Rise of the Elgen
“As long as you remember the whys, the hows will take care of themselves.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from Rise of the Elgen
“Did you know that rats can’t vomit?” “Okay, enough. No more rat trivia.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from Rise of the Elgen
“I’m glad I have you for my boyfriend.” “Me too,” I said. “Sometimes I have to pinch myself.” She pinched my arm and smiled. “You’re so cute.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from Rise of the Elgen
“The natives used to tie their enemies to the tree. The ants would eat them alive.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from Rise of the Elgen
“Where is the best place to hide a penny? It is in a jar of pennies.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from Rise of the Elgen
“My mother always said that if you do the right thing, the universe comes to your aid,”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from Rise of the Elgen
“One day McKenna got hot enough”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from Rise of the Elgen
“What the masses don’t realize is that they’re looking for a shepherd. Those who don’t think they can be influenced or call themselves ‘independent thinkers’ are usually the biggest conformists of all—and the easiest to turn. Why do you think cults prey on college students? Easy picking.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from Rise of the Elgen
“take it out on whoever is close. Even people we love. Taylor’s afraid for Michael and so she’s upset. And since he isn’t here, she took it out on you.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from Rise of the Elgen
“إن ضعف الإنسان هو الذي يجعله إجتماعياً.وعناصر الشقاء المشتركة بيننا هي التي تدفع قلوبنا الى الإنسانية. فما كنا لنحس أننا مدينون للإنسانية بشيء لو لم نكن بشراً”
― Jean-Jacques Rousseau, quote from Emile or On Education
“SEASONS OF LIFE
Sometimes I fall
And feel myself slowly wilt and die,
But then I suddenly spring back on my feet
To go play in the sun outside.
I am no different than the weather,
The planets or the trees;
For there do not always have to be reasons
For the seasons turning inside of me.
The magnetism that swirls
In the sky, land, and sea
Are the exact same currents found twirling
In the electric ocean within me.
I am a moving vessel of energy.
And if my emotions do not
Flow up, down,
Within and around,
Then I am not alive.”
― quote from Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
“A good golfer’s métier is his or her golfing skill.
A great golfer’s métier is his or her golfing skill, coupled with the mastery of good sportsmanship, rendering him or her an ambassador for the sport.”
― Lorii Myers, quote from Targeting Success, Develop the Right Business Attitude to be Successful in the Workplace
“From the way they all gaped at her, one would think he’d announced something truly shocking. Something like, “Lucy is a spy for Napoleon,” or “Lucy only has six months to live,” or “Lucy has decided to take up the harp.”
― Tessa Dare, quote from Goddess of the Hunt
“People get old, get sick and die. Or they die suddenly. Or their deaths drag on forever. My friend Tory is dying a slow, excruciatingly painful death of bone cancer. Eight friends have died of breast cancer. Polar bears are dying. Honeybees are vanishing. The oceans are drying up. There is a part of me that wants my money back. That wants to say, 'I didn't sign up for this. I don't like the way this whole thing is set up and I won't participate in it.”
― Geneen Roth, quote from Women, Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything
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