“Look at me!
Look at me!
Look at me NOW!
It is fun to have fun
But you have to know how.”
― Dr. Seuss, quote from The Cat in the Hat
“I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.”
― Dr. Seuss, quote from The Cat in the Hat
“And this mess is so big
And so deep and so tall,
We cannot pick it up.
There is no way at all!”
― Dr. Seuss, quote from The Cat in the Hat
“The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day.”
― Dr. Seuss, quote from The Cat in the Hat
“Cat, you ruined mom's dress!"
"Honey, it was ruined when she bought it.”
― Dr. Seuss, quote from The Cat in the Hat
“He should not be here, " said the fish in the pot. " he should not be here when your mother is not.”
― Dr. Seuss, quote from The Cat in the Hat
“you find magic wherever you look. sit back and relax. all you need is a book”
― Dr. Seuss, quote from The Cat in the Hat
“It is desirable that the inmate should not have at all, or if he does, should immediately himself suppress nocturnal dreams whose content might be incompatible with the condition and status of the prisoner, such as: resplendent landscapes, outings with friends, family dinners, as well as sexual intercourse with persons who in real life and in the waking state would not suffer said individual to come near, which individual will therefore be considered by the law to be guilty of rape.”
― Vladimir Nabokov, quote from Invitation to a Beheading
“The stroke of death is as a lover's pinch
Which hurts and is desired.”
― William Shakespeare, quote from Antony and Cleopatra
“Remember this feeling. This is the moment you stop being the rabbit.”
― Nora Sakavic, quote from The Foxhole Court
“Fearlessness in those without power is maddening to those who have it.”
― Tobias Wolff, quote from This Boy's Life
“And the day we bargained about the betrothal, and you told me I had something you wanted very badly, what you wanted to do with me…was this?”
“Among other things,” he agreed, tenderly brushing his knuckles over her flushed cheek.
“If I had known all this,” she said with a rueful smile, “I’m certain I would have asked for additional concessions.”
That startled him-the thought that she would have tried to drive a harder bargain if she’d realized exactly how much and what sort of power she really held. “What kind of additional concessions?” he asked, his face carefully expressionless.
She put her cheek against his shoulder, her arms curving around him. “A shorter betrothal,” she whispered. “A shorter courtship, and a shorter ceremony.”
A fresh surge of tenderness and profound pride swept through him at her sweetness and her candor, and he wrapped his arms tightly, protectively around her, smiling with joyous contentment. He had realized within minutes of meeting her that she was rare; he had known within hours that she was everything he wanted. Passionate and gentle, intelligent, sensitive, and witty. He loved all of her qualities, but he hadn’t discovered the one he particularly admired until much later, and that was her courage. He was so proud of the courage that had enabled he to repeatedly confront adversity and adversaries-even when the adversary was him.”
― Judith McNaught, quote from Almost Heaven
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