Ableist Language Quotes & Sayings

Tentatively she curled an arm around his neck and relaxed against him as she held the lantern to light their way.
He was silent as he climbed the stairs with her, and though she kept her gaze averted, she could feel his eyes on her. In a few moments they were in the corridor leading from the wing, and with unerring direction, he turned down the hall toward her bedchamber.
Erienne was most observant of that fact and remembered the night he had paused outside her door.
"You seem to know your way quite well through this house. Even the way to my chamber."
"I know where the lord's chambers are and that you're using them," he replied, meeting her gaze.
"I don't think I'll ever feel safe in this house again," she replied with more truth than sarcasm.
A devilish grin gleamed back at her.
-Erienne & Christopher — Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

I went to one of these signing conventions. It was one of the most interesting experiences I've had. It was so strange that people would pay for autographs. You keep thinking you should do a little dance for them as well or something. — Robert Pattinson

I had expected a different father, one about seven feet tall with enough money to buy our entire barrio, but this one was average height, with an average face. — Junot Diaz

Once an object escapes, you have to assume that another class or thread may, maliciously or carelessly, misuse it. This is a compelling reason to use encapsulation: it makes it practical to analyze programs for correctness and harder to violate design constraints accidentally. — Brian Goetz

Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others. — Baruch Spinoza

You know, as stupid-ass delusions go, this one is pretty good," said Sloane. "It's consistent, it's logical, and it's fucking moronic. Gold star." "Don't say 'moronic,'" said Jeff. "It's ableist language, and you know I won't stand for that." "Fuck you," replied Sloane genially. "Much less offensive," said Jeff. — Seanan McGuire

Money doesn't make the things you need. People do. — Raven Moore

The iron bolt ... mysteriously fastens the door of hope and holds our spirits in a gloomy prison. — Charles Spurgeon

There are two great injustices that can befall a child. One is to punish him for something he didn't do. The other is to let him get away with doing something he knows is wrong. — Robert Gardner

I felt a stack of shelves, and these were filled with plastic bottles and maybe buckets, and one object that felt like the worst thing in the world but which turned out later to be a sandwich. — Adam Rex

Every single decision of your life is predicated on the healthy functioning of the prefrontal cortex. Even a slight malfunction in a tiny chunk of neuron anywhere in the PFC would lead to the mental deficit in your logical decision-making. — Abhijit Naskar

Remember that man lives only in the present, in this fleeting instant; all the rest of his life is either past and gone, or not yet revealed. — Marcus Aurelius

If you want to write, you write. Talent is simply not enough. — Jane Yolen