Euthymic Quotes & Sayings

There are bands of this era that are perfectly acceptable to cry to. — Kasie West

He slides off into half-sleep and dreams of Oryx, floating on her back in a swimming pool, wearing an outfit that appears to be made of delicate white tissue-paper petals. They spread out around her, expanding and contracting like the valves of a jellyfish. The pool is painted a vibrant pink. She smiles up at him and moves her arms gently to keep afloat, and he knows they are both in great danger. — Margaret Atwood

[T]here cannot be a more certain symptom of the approaching ruin of a State than when a firm adherence to party is fixed upon as the only test of merit, and all the qualifications requisite to a right discharge of every employment, are reduced to that single standard. — Edward Wortley Montagu

In writing, I shall always confine myself strictly to the truth, except when it is attended with inconvenience. — Mark Twain

Prayer is like lying awake at night, afraid, with your head under the cover, hearing only the beating of your own heart. It is like a bird that has blundered down the flue and is caught indoors and flutters at the windowpanes. It is like standing a long time on a cold day, knocking at a shut door. — Wendell Berry

we see Jesus most clearly in the hard times - when we cannot make it unless He helps us. — Nancy Ravenhill

We'd given up trying to fool anyone, even ourselves. — Paula McLain