Karthaus River Quotes & Sayings

He knew how useless words could be. How even when you wanted more than anything just to hear someone say they understood, it didn't make you feel better. Not really. — Brenna Yovanoff

I've been a foreigner for the past twenty years. I don't have roots anymore. My roots are in my memory and my writing. That's why memory is so important. Who are you but what you can remember? — Isabel Allende

The book was a pleasure to write, and I thought it both original and good, though what was original about it was not necessarily good, and what was good about it was not always original. — Robert Charles Wilson

Now I proudly call myself a feminist. If Tip O'Neill were alive today, I might even tell him that I'm a pom-pom girl for feminism. I hope more women, and men, will join me in accepting this distinguished label. Currently, only 24 percent of women in the United States say that they consider themselves feminists. Yet when offered a more specific definition of feminism - "A feminist is someone who believes in social, political, and economic equality of the sexes" - the percentage of women who agree rises to 65 percent.16 That's a big move in the right direction. — Sheryl Sandberg

Heartache doesn't teach you to be resilient. It teaches you to protect your fragility. It teaches you to fear love. And it draws a bright red circle around all the ways you've failed as a person and laughs while you cry. — Leisa Rayven

Feeling one ought to apologize is not quite the same thing as saying 'I am sorry' -Penelope — Maryrose Wood

Io, this is Admiral Muhan of the Martian Congressional Republic Navy. You fire anything bigger than a bottle rocket and we will glass the whole fucking moon. Do you read me? — James S.A. Corey

Just because you're a different size doesn't mean you're sitting on the couch eating bonbons all day long watching TV. — Carre Otis

Trust is the foundation of all relationships. Never break anyone's trust unless you're willing to lose the relationship. — Aditi Chopra

You look ridiculous if you dance You look ridiculous if you don't dance So you might as well dance. — Gertrude Stein

In the custom of mourning, the fabric of the night had been ripped, revealing a star at each tiny tear. — Jodi Picoult

Dreams won't always take you on a straight path to destiny but they're usually related to what your soul wants for you. They'll force you to ask yourself the hard questions, they'll kick your ass and more importantly, they'll turn you on. — Kelly Cutrone

I stared at her. Maybe I wasn't the brightest guy in the world when it came to girls, but I was pretty sure Rachel had just dumped me, which was lame considering we'd never even been together. — Rick Riordan

You're the one who unleashed him. (Savitar) Yeah, well, let's move on from the blame game. I was having suicidal thoughts and it seemed like a good idea at the time. In retrospect, not so much. (Stryker) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

To do anything artistically you have to acquire technique, but create through your technique and not with it. — Stephen Nachmanovitch