Peiju Liu Quotes & Sayings

But every person has to learn to accept what has happened in the past. Without bitterness. Or there is no point in continuing with life. — Rebecca Stead

Once in his life - Laurent got only two words out before the man simply did what most people wanted to do when speaking with Laurent: he hit him. — C.S. Pacat

Strong could be dealt with - but crazy? Oh no. You never knew what the crazy were going to do. — Andrea Speed

He who will lose a present good for one in expectation hath some wit, but a small store of wisdom. — Bias Of Priene

It's simply a national acknowledgement that in any kind of priority, the needs of human beings must come first. Poverty is here and now. Hunger is here and now. Racial tension is here and now. Pollution is here and now. These are the things that scream for a response. And if we don't listen to that scream - and if we don't respond to it - we may well wind up sitting amidst our own rubble, looking for the truck that hit us - or the bomb that pulverized us. Get the license number of whatever it was that destroyed the dream. And I think we will find that the vehicle was registered in our own name.
[from a Commencement Address at the University of Southern California; March 17, 1970] — Rod Serling

If you're going to be a narcissistic schmuck, kid, don't bother studying Faulkner. Go straight to Brett Easton Ellis. He's the role model you need. — Arinn Dembo

Do you ever plan to grow up, Veltan?" he asked.

"Not if I can avoid it, no. — David Eddings

You may be the only guy my age I've ever met who knows what bergamot is, much less that it's in Earl Grey tea." "Yes, well," Jace said, with a supercilious look, "I'm not like other guys. Besides," he added, flipping a book off the shelf, "at the Institute we have to take classes in basic medicinal uses for plants. It's required." "I figured all your classes were stuff like Slaughter 101 and Beheading for Beginners." Jace flipped a page. "Very funny, Fray. — Cassandra Clare

Like many other women, I could not understand why every man who changed a diaper has felt impelled, in recent years, to write a book about it. — Barbara Ehrenreich

Spending my time living a life that looked great on Instagram, even as I rotted from the inside out since it gave me nothing of substance. All — Santino Hassell

If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive. — Brene Brown