Depressed About Being Single Quotes & Sayings

It does not matter how the facts occur in life. It matters how they are told. — Elsa Morante

He's the captive Kastor sent you to train?' said Torveld, curiously. 'He's
safe?'
'He looks combative, but he's really very docile and adoring,' said Laurent, 'like a puppy.'
'A puppy,' said Torveld.
To demonstrate, Laurent picked up a confection of crushed nuts and honey and held it out to Damen as he had at the ring, between thumb and forefinger.
'Sweetmeat?' said Laurent.
In the stretched-out moment that followed, Damen thought explicitly about killing him. — C.S. Pacat

The knowledge of anything, since all things have causes, is not acquired or complete unless it is known by its causes. — Avicenna

Snagging the ball from Pietr, Derek leaned in and snapped, "What? You
think you're a bad-ass because you've got a tattoo?"
Derek body-checked Pietr with a force that would have sent anybody else onto the floor. Pietr wobbled but didn't even move his feet to compensate. A minute later Derek skidded across the gym floor. Pietr was methodically dribbled and passed the ball between them. I saw him mouth the phrase "That's why I'm a bad-ass! — Shannon Delany

A definition of faith: everything will be alright by God's standards, maybe not ours, but by His for sure. — Mark R. Woodward

About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure. — Tommy Lasorda