It Was
Only a Sunny Smile
“Pain
is a pesky part of being human, I've learned it feels like a stab wound to the heart,
something I wish we could all do without, in our lives here. Pain is a sudden
hurt that can't be escaped. But then I have also learned that because of pain,
I can feel the beauty, tenderness, and freedom of healing. Pain feels like a
fast stab wound to the heart. But then healing feels like the wind against your
face when you are spreading your wings and flying through the air! We may not
have wings growing out of our backs, but healing is the closest thing that will
give us that wind against our faces.”
― C.
JoyBell C.
“If
a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be
content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.”
―
Francis Bacon, The Oxford Francis Bacon IV: The Advancement of Learning
“It
was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning
light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.”
― F.
Scott Fitzgerald
“Despite
your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it's time for them to be
hurt.”
―
Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
“The
Bhagavad Gita--that ancient Indian Yogic text--says that it is better to live
your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life
with perfection.”
―
Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love
“I
walk around the school hallways and look at the people. I look at the teachers
and wonder why they're here. If they like their jobs. Or us. And I wonder how
smart they were when they were fifteen. Not in a mean way. In a curious way.
It's like looking at all the students and wondering who's had their heart
broken that day, and how they are able to cope with having three quizzes and a
book report due on top of that. Or wondering who did the heart breaking. And
wondering why.”
―
Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“I'll
try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.”
―
Mae West
“sometimes
you don't need a goal in life, you don't need to know the big picture. you just
need to know what you're going to do next!”
―
Sophie Kinsella, The Undomestic Goddess
“Death
is Peaceful, Life is Harder”
―
Stephenie Meyer, Twilight
“It’s
your life; you don’t need someone’s permission to live the life you want. Be
brave to live from your heart.”
―
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
“There
are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times
to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself.”
―
Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid
“I
believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that
happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day,
and I believe in miracles”
―
Audrey Hepburn
“To
acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost
all the miseries of life.”
― W.
Somerset Maugham, Books and You
“Sometimes
I lie awake at night, and I ask, 'Where have I gone wrong'.
Then
a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.”
―
Charlie Schultz
“Life
is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in
face of certain defeat.”
―
Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man
“Ordinary
life is pretty complex stuff.”
―
Harvey Pekar
“Face
your life, its pain, its pleasure, leave no path untaken.”
―
Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book
“The
secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it
made.”
―
Groucho Marx
“Life
has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it
seriously.”
―
Hunter S. Thompson
“When
you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think,
to enjoy, to love ...”
―
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
