Mahfuza Akhter Quotes & Sayings

The obligation on us is to communicate the truth so that it is understood. The belief will take care of itself. — Terence McKenna

But I'm afraid to sleep!" Whispered Trista. "What if I fall to pieces before I wake up? What if tomorrow I'm just a pile of leaves and sticks tucked under a blanket? What if this is the last time I've got left, and I waste it all being asleep, then wake up dead?"
For a moment Violet looked conflicted. Then her jaw set, and she took Trista by the shoulders.
"You won't," she said gently but firmly. "I'll make sure you don't. I'll be watching you sleep. And if your hair starts to turn into leaves, or anything like that, I'll wake you up."
"You promise?" Trista felt the icy, titanic force of her terror recede a step or two. "You ... you won't leave me when I sleep and go out?"
"I promise," said Violet, with a firmness in her tone that allowed no doubt. Her dark grey eyes were resolute as flint. — Frances Hardinge

Always have the highest bar for yourself. Wake up everyday and no matter how crappy you feel, want to change something for the better. Do something that makes someone happy. Create something that inspires someone. Be someone's light when they are hopeless. — Dave Grohl

A woman who surrenders her freedom need not surrender her dignity. — Wally Lamb

Last Thursday, our Supreme Court backed that local governments can co-opt private property, and give it to another private entity, for economic development. — Cliff Stearns

When you write the story of two happy lovers, let the story be set on the banks of Lake Como. — Franz Liszt

It means that Tao doesn't force or interfere with things, but lets them work in their own way, to produce results naturally. Then whatever needs to be done is done. — Benjamin Hoff

You see people all the time who are on hit shows and then you never hear from them again. — Patricia Heaton

It takes four angels to oversee an apocalypse: a recorder to make the book that would be scripture in the new world; a preserver to comfort and save those selected to be the first generation; an accuser to remind them why they suffer; and a destroyer to revoke the promise of survival and redemption, and to teach them the awful truth about furious sheltering grace. — Chris Adrian

You promised me I could measure your ... particular abilities."
"Promised?" Kaladin asked. "I don't remember a promise."
"You grunted — Brandon Sanderson

Like all vain men, he had moments of unreasonable confidence. — Warren Eyster

Obey your head. Obey your heart. Obey your gut. In fact, obey everything except commands. — Matt Haig