Inspirational Collections Quotes & Sayings

No way of life so entrenched will ever 'wither away' - it must be helped, with dynamite, if need be. — Joyce Carol Oates

I was terrified of being dependent too, Alma," Dr. Catherine Hope told her one day. "But I've realized it's not such a big deal. You get used to it, and are grateful for the assistance. I can't dress or take a shower on my own, I have problems brushing my teeth and cutting the chicken on my plate, but I've never been more contented than I am now. — Isabel Allende

Discomfort is very much part of my master plan. — Jonathan Lethem

Once I knew that I wanted to be an artist, I had made myself into one. I did not understand that wanting doesn't always lead to action. Many of the women had been raised without the sense that they could mold and shape their own lives, and so, wanting to be an artist (but without the ability to realize their wants) was, for some of them, only an idle fantasy, like wanting to go to the moon. — Judy Chicago

A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears. — William Makepeace Thackeray

It's post-traumatic stress disorder. When these women go ballistic and shoot their husbands or slice off their dicks, they aren't thinking about the consequences . . . just about stopping the aggression. — Jodi Picoult

There can never be any real opposition between religion and science; for the one is the complement of the other. — Max Planck

You won't hurt me. I know you won't." Logan said.
"How can you be so sure?" I whispered.
"Because you're that Gypsy girl, and I'm the bad-boy Spartan. And I think it's time we were finally together, don't you? — Jennifer Estep

If I moved back, I'm sure I'd find some great place to live. I wouldn't have to make a reservation to take a spin class or wait in line just to get into the grocery store. But then I'd look up one day and be like, 'What the fuck have I done?' — Curtis Sittenfeld

Beauty is not in the moon, but it is in your mind and in the reflection of your heart. — Debasish Mridha

Worrying is arrogant because God knows what He's doing. — Barbara Cameron

We may well be the ones Proverbs warns when it reminds us: "Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks the truth." The point is clear: If the people speak and the king doesn't listen, there is something wrong with the king. If the king acts precipitously and the people say nothing, something is wrong with the people. — Joan D. Chittister

Eisman took the cart to the clubhouse and bought a hoodie. The hoodie covered up his t-shirt and made him look a lot like a guy who had just bought a hoodie to cover up his t-shirt. — Michael Lewis

You have no idea the difference you can make for us.
But I did. — Alexandra Bracken