Anyday Derek Quotes & Sayings

Is is true that dictators never dream because they can change their smallest fantasies into realities if they want to? — Alfred De Musset

You have not slept for many days together, Legna. Why do you assume you might have success today?
Legna turned around sharply, driving her gaze and attention out the window, trying to use the sprawling lawn as a slate with which to fill her mind. Mind Demon he was not, but she knew he was capable of seeing far enough into her emotional state by just monitoring her physiological reactions to his observations. Legna bit her lip hard, furious that she should feel like the child he always referred to her as in their conversations. Young one, indeed. How would he like it if she referred to him as a decrepit old buzzard? — Jacquelyn Frank

Our current politics tell you that should you fall victim to such an assault and lose your body, it must somehow be your fault. Trayvon Martin's hoodie got him killed. Jordan Davis's loud music did the same. — Ta-Nehisi Coates

when I look out a window
I wish for you on the other side
even if you're not there
I can see you in the clouds — David Levithan

Philanthropy is not about money ... its about feeling the pain of others and caring enough about their needs to help. — Timothy Pina

Senor Sempere believed that God lives, to a smaller or greater extent, in books, and that is why he devoted his life to sharing them, to protecting them, and to making sure their pages, like our memories and our desires, are never lost. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon

I'm really obsessed with this idea that we're living in this environment where there's always magic around us that we are not perceiving. — Reid Carolin

I wouldn't mind politicians lying to me, stealing from me, or senselessly making life difficult if they didn't try to claim they were looking out for my best interest. How refreshing it'd be to see a politician honest enough to admit he's dishonest. — Jarod Kintz