Pentupfurys Stories Quotes & Sayings

I don't think ethical people deal with intimidation as a method to achieve success. Undermining someone's self-esteem isn't a method to achieve success. — Dominique Moceanu

Father Time is the make-up man responsible for the physical changes that determine the parts the average actor is to play. — Fred Allen

A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart. — Confucius

I'll be your number one with a bullet. — Pete Wentz

Sometimes the hand pulls the puppet, sometimes the puppet pulls the hand, but the string runs both ways. — Daniel Abraham

Once Incarceron became a dragon, and a Prisoner crawled into his lair. They made a wager. They would ask each other riddles, and the one who could not answer would lose. It it was the man, he would give his life. The Prison offered a secret way of Escape. But even as the man agreed, he felt its hidden laughter.
They played for a year and a day. The lights stayed dark. The dead were not removed. Food was not provided. The Prison ignored the cries of its inmates.
Sapphique was the man. He had one riddle left. He said, "What is the Key that unlocks the heart?"
For a day Incarceron thought. For two days. For three. Then it said, "If I ever knew the answer, I have forgotten it."
Sapphique in the Tunnels of Madness — Catherine Fisher

What was I going to do? The choices seemed basic and slim: Die. Exist. Live. I wanted to die, but with two young children to care for and a husband, that wasn't an option. Exist. I could do that. I was doing that now. but how flat and lifeless. How dreary and endless the long march would be until I met Charlotte again. The only option that resonated with me was to live. But how? I wanted to want to live. That was the best I could do in that moment. — Sukey Forbes

The longing for a very garish kind of success seems as widespread among writers as among investment bankers. — Pankaj Mishra

Leaders should leave behind them assets and a legacy. — Max De Pree

My favorite stories are human, so I'm always looking for. — Ethan Hawke

Why forgive one who wrongs you? Because if you angrily strike back you misrepresent your own divine soul nature-you are no better than your offender. But if you manifest spiritual strength you are blessed, and the power of your righteous behavior will also help the other person to overcome his misunderstanding. — Paramahansa Yogananda

Don't think about anything unnecessary. No matter what, you only need to focus on the ball in front of you. — Haruichi Furudate

Distance is meaningless, as is time, when minds and souls intertwine."

-Gerome in CHANGELING- — Vaun Murphrey

Life gives us no such handy markers - a storm comes, and far from this being a harbinger of death and collapse, during its course a person discovers love and truth, beauty and happiness, the rain lashing at the windows all the while. — Alain De Botton