Monday Morning Blessings Quotes & Sayings

Girls: I never wanted them all. Just all the ones I wanted. — Edward Abbey

Who needs make-believe monsters when there are so many real ones. — Jennifer Donnelly

I know not to trust anyone," I say. "Except ... "
Holly studies my face. "You do fancy him, don't you? What a strange, wonderful, repressed place this is. — Maggie Stiefvater

And, if that's not news enough, here's something else: Hope is learned! Snyder suggests that we learn hopeful, goal-directed thinking in the context of other people. Children most often learn hope from their parents. Snyder says that to learn hopefulness, children need relationships that are characterized by boundaries, consistency, and support. I think it's so empowering to know that I have the ability to teach my children how to hope. It's not a crapshoot. It's a conscious choice. — Brene Brown

I believe that nothing that is real can pass away. — Rainer Maria Rilke

You're meant to have an unhappy childhood to be a writer, but there's a lot to be said for a very happy one that just lets you get on with it. — Emma Donoghue

Socrates used to say, "Philosophers can be happy without music;" and Christians can be happier than philosophers when all outward causes of rejoicing are withdrawn. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

The world is full of people who mean no harm and cause a great deal of it. — Patricia Cornwell

It is said: San Francisco is where young people go to retire. — Jeffrey Eugenides

Doubt is a great worm in a crispy, red apple. — Sally Gardner

Usually, people in the Islamic world set aside one-third or one-fourth of their wealth for endowment, and that will be effective only after their death. But in my case, I decided to implement this decision in my lifetime itself. — Sulaiman Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi