Discovery The Colony Quotes & Sayings

A river is easier to channel than to stop. — Brandon Sanderson

Be very very very gentle with yourself. The world is very very very hard on you — Srividya Srinivasan

For me it was never about money, but solving problems for the future of humanity. — Elon Musk

I've basically made a career out of my imagination. I feel very lucky. — Kat Dennings

I agree with Kathi Zellweger that sanctions mostly punish the ordinary people who live at the edge of starvation. — Barbara Demick

My soul has gained the freedom of the night — Elizabeth Bibesco

Whirs. See?" Heidi grabbed the string and pulled. The snail toppled over. "No, not like that," Vanja said. "I'll show you." She placed the snail upright and slowly dragged it a few meters. "I've got a little sister!" she said aloud. Robin had gone to the window where he stood staring out into the backyard. Stella, who was energetic and presumably extra-lively since it was her party, excitedly shouted something that I didn't understand, pointed to one of the two smaller girls, who handed her the doll she was clutching, took out a little carriage, placed the doll in it, and began to push it down the hall. Achilles had found his way to Benjamin, a boy eighteen months older than Vanja, who usually sat deeply absorbed in something, a drawing or a pile of Legos or a pirate ship with plastic pirates. He was imaginative, independent, and well-behaved, — Karl Ove Knausgard

Worship is not an experience. Worship is an act, and this takes discipline. We are to worship 'in spirit and in truth.' Never mind about the feelings. We are to worship in spite of them. — Elisabeth Elliot

I remember I once saw this old movie ... ; in it the main character was talking about how sad it is that the last time you have sex you don't know it's the last time. Since I've never even had a first time, I'm not exactly an expert, but I'm guessing it's like that for most things in life
the last kiss, the last laugh, the last cup of coffee, the last sunset, the last time you jump through a sprinkler or eat an ice-cream cone, or stick your tongue out to catch a snowflake. You just don't know.
But I think that's a good thing, really, because if you did know it would be almost impossible to let go. When you do know, it's like being asked to step off the edge of a cliff: all you want to do is get down on your hands and knees and kiss the solid ground, smell it, hold on to it. — Lauren Oliver

Look what we've done so far. We're pretty good at the impossible. — Richelle Mead

How on earth could he find the time to care for her when he was inundated with work? — Ayse Kulin