Stourport Quotes & Sayings

Your value is not determined by your valuables, and God says the most valuable things in life are not things! — Rick Warren

The queen was my favorite chess piece. Unlike the women I knew in real life, she was powerful. Her job was to defend her husband at all costs, because while he was weak and practically defenseless - only allowed to move one square at a time - she was the strongest player on the board, hindered by no restrictions at all. — Rachel Vincent

At birth we begin to discover that shapes, sounds, lights, and textures have meaning. Long before we learn to talk, sounds and images form the world we live in. All our lives, that world is more immediate than words and difficult to articulate. Photography, reflecting those images with uncanny accuracy, evokes their associations and our instant conviction. The art of the photographer lies in using those connotations, as a poet uses the connotations of words and a musician the tonal connotations of sounds. — Nancy Newhall

You are a half-blood," Zoe Nightshade said. Her accent was hard to place. It sounded old-fashioned, like she was reading from a really old book. "One of thy parents was mortal. The other was an Olympian."
"An Olympian athlete?"
"No," Zoe said. "One of the gods."
"Cool!" said Nico. — Rick Riordan

Hate is nothing when weighed against survival. (Valentine) — Cassandra Clare

I had a therapist once tell me to "sit with my shit," and I believe that to be a necessary evil of being constantly disappointed. — Chelsea Handler

Children are a precious gift, but they belong to no one but themselves. They are only lent us a little while. — Jim Butcher

A thought occurred to her. "I don't have to remind you I'm with Gansey, right?"
"Naturally not. I'm Henrysexual, anyway. Can I take you home? — Maggie Stiefvater

I'm sure they were good men, the ones you lost." "Good at dying," he said. — Steven Erikson

Perhaps he found it strange being accompanied by a Chinese-Nigerian arms trafficking pirate, but the Irish priest had just followed me silently on board the covert government transport. — Dayo Ntwari

The reward that outdoes all others is the peace of knowing that you did right. — Jack Hyles

Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. — Stieg Larsson