Pithily Define Quotes & Sayings

I'm afraid of taking steps that are not on the map, but by taking those steps despite my fears, I have a much more interesting life. — Paulo Coelho

Our Father awaits us with great zeal and desire, and with love He will see us returning from afar, and He will look upon us with compassionate eyes, and we shall be dear to Him, and He will fall on our neck running and embrace us and kiss us with His Holy Love. He will not reproach us, and He will no longer remember our sins and iniquities, and all the holy angles and all His elect will begin to rejoice over us. — Tikhon Of Zadonsk

But my eyes were riveted on a small slim woman her hair simply coiled into her neck, Katherine Glasier. — Ellen Wilkinson

Everyone has to try to give back as much as possible because I think in all sports it helps kids to have role models or people to look up to. Someone like Jess Ennis, I know a lot of young girls have started to get into athletics stuff because of her, because of her success. — Andy Murray

I don't want to end up like my mom. That's my biggest fear in life. — Simone Elkeles

The first breath of adultery is the freest; after it, constraints aping marriage develop. — John Updike

So," Mom said. "How did you meet Summer if she wasn't in any of your classes?" "We sat together at lunch," I said. I had started kicking a rock between my feet like it was a soccer ball, chasing it back and forth across the sidewalk. "She seems very nice." "Yeah, she is." "She's very pretty," Mom said. "Yeah, I know," I answered. "We're kind of like Beauty and the Beast." I didn't wait to see Mom's reaction. I just started running down the sidewalk after the rock, which I had kicked as hard as I could in front of me. — R.J. Palacio

You know, the crisis passes, the crucible cools, and there we are, slightly improved, not much altered. — Amy Bloom

I would imagine that not having any potential could be less difficult than not fulfilling it. — Dov Davidoff