“ I learned that what happened to me did not have to define who I was. My past could not control my future unless I allowed it to. Joyce Meyer
“ I held my heart back from positively accepting anything, since I was afraid of another fall, and in this condition of suspense I was being all the more killed. St. Augustine of Hippo
“ I am what I am, an’ I’m not ashamed. 'Never be ashamed,’ my ol’ dad used ter say, ‘there’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth botherin’ with. J.K. Rowling
“ Hábeis e frios calculadores podem vir demonstrar, ainda e sempre, que o sonho do erasmismo é impossível, e os factos poderão parecer dar-lhes razão; isso nao impede que sejam sempre necessários os ser… Stefan Zweig
“ He was talking about the sign that said 'THE COMPLICATED FUTILITY OF IGNORANCE.''All knew was that I didn't want my daughter or anybody's child to see a message that negative every time she comes into… Kurt Vonnegut
“ He is a great enough magician to tap our most common nightmares, daydreams and twilight fancies, but he never invented them either: he found them a place to live, a green alternative to each day's mad… Peter S Beagle
“ Grow strong, my comrade … that you may standUnshaken when I fall; that I may knowThe shattered fragments of my song will comeAt last to finer melody in you;That I may tell my heart that you beginWhere… Will Durant
“ Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival. C.S. Lewis
“ For our people, butterflies are a symbol of hope. It's said that if you capture one in your hands and whisper your dreams to it, it will carry them up to the heavens so that the wish can be granted. Sherrilyn Kenyon
“ Fear is an aid to the warrior. It is a small fire burning. It heats the muscles, making us stronger. Panic comes when the fire is out of control, consuming all courage and pride. David Gemmell
“ Even when he was barely conscious, his strong personality came through. At one point the pulmonologist tried to put a mask over his face when he was sedated. Jobs ripped it off and mumbled that he hat… Walter Isaacson
“ Do not confuse duty with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entai… Robert A. Heinlein
“ Dead and still in the world was worse than dead and in the ground. Dead in the ground at least gave you the hope of heaven. Ron Rash
“ But in that moment when my brother took the field, all that washed away, and everyone was proud... I looked up at my dad, and he was smiling. I looked at my mom, and she was smiling even though she wa… Stephen Chbosky
“ BROADBENT [stiffly]. Devil is rather a strong expression in thatconnexion, Mr Keegan.KEEGAN. Not from a man who knows that this world is hell. Butsince the word offends you, let me soften it, and comp… George Bernard Shaw
“ A woman's a different thing entirely. Who knows where a woman begins and ends? Listen, mistress, I have roots, I have roots deeper than this island.Deeper than the sea, older than the raising of the l… Ursula K. Le Guin
“ A man who sees nothing has no use for his eyes, the Mountain declared. Cut them out and give them to your next outrider. Tell him you hope that four eyes might see better than two . . . and if not, th… George R.R. Martin
