Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted.
The only good human being is a dead one.
His life was gentle; and the elementsSo mixed in him, that Nature might stand upAnd say to all the world, THIS WAS A MAN!
There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel that no one else has a right to blame us.
n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
You own me, because you are me.
To be rejected by someone doesn't mean you should also reject yourself or that you should think of yourself as a lesser person. It doesn't mean that nobody will ever love you anymore. Remember that only ONE person has rejected you at the moment, and it only hurt so much because to you, that person's opinion symbolized the opinion of the whole world, of God.
The difference between me and other people is that they all walk around with onion skins wrapped around them. Pre-meditations, pretentions, the faces that they present to the world, the faces that they present to themselves.. onion skins that come in layer after layer. They're on the inside of all that. And I... I am the inside of the onion skin walking around. I am only me.
I would rather go swimming with great white sharks than wade in romance 'cause I can never find the courage to ask her to dinner or even to dance.
Good is not always good.
We love the imperfect shapes in nature and in the works of art, look for an intentional error as a sign of the golden key and sincerity found in true mastery.
You will never be mature enough to face your troubles, If you think you are too young to fight for yourself and your life.
Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
Trying too hard to be too good, even when trying to be bad, is too good for the bad, too bad for the good.
Life's only choosing when to die. Life's a big postponement because the choice is so difficult. It's a tremendous relief not to have to choose.
The mind is a wonderful servant, but a terrible master.
Through everything I have passed but nowhere I have been.
Celebrating your achievements and applauding your triumphs is a sure way to refuel your enthusiasm and keep yourself motivated for your future endeavours.
?There are books full of great writing that don't have very good stories. Read sometimes for the story... don't be like the book-snobs who won't do that. Read sometimes for the words--the language. Don't be like the play-it-safers who won't do that. But when you find a book that has both a good story and good words, treasure that book. ?
There is no friend as loyal as a book.
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