My Only
Advice
“I
felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a
roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. Nothing else.”
―
Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek
“The
more you feed your mind with positive thoughts, the more you can attract great
things into your life.”
―
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
“After
all, tomorrow is another day!”
―
Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
“I’ve
known people that the world has thrown everything at to discourage them...to
break their spirit. And yet something about them retains a dignity. They face
life and don’t ask quarters.”
―
Horton Foote
“The
real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to
make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have
courage when things go wrong.”
―
Laura Ingalls Wilder
“My
only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need
it.”
―
Judy Blume
“If
you can't change your fate, change your attitude.”
―
Amy Tan
“If
there is no love in the world, we will make a new world, and we will give it
walls, and we will furnish it with soft, red interiors, from the inside out,
and give it a knocker that resonates like a diamond falling to a jeweller's
felt so that we should never hear it. Love me, because love doesn't exist, and
I have tried everything that does.”
―
Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything Is Illuminated
“When
I look in the mirror, I know I’m looking at someone who isn’t sure she deserves
to be loved at all.”
― Nicholas
Sparks, Dear John
“I
just need to know that someone out there listens and understands and doesn't
try to sleep with someone even if they could have. I need to know these people
exist.”
―
Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“Dear
God," she prayed, "let me be something every minute of every hour of
my life. Let me be gay; let me be sad. Let me be cold; let me be warm. Let me
be hungry...have too much to eat. Let me be ragged or well dressed. Let me be
sincere - be deceitful. Let me be truthful; let me be a liar. Let me be
honorable and let me sin. Only let me be something every blessed minute. And
when I sleep, let me dream all the time so that not one little piece of living
is ever lost.”
―
Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“If
you can keep your head when all about you
Are
losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If
you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But
make allowance for their doubting too;
If
you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or
being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or
being hated, don't give way to hating,
And
yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise
If
you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If
you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If
you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And
treat those two impostors just the same;
If
you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted
by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or
watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And
stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools
If
you can make one heap of all your winnings
And
risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And
lose, and start again at your beginnings
And
never breathe a word about your loss;
If
you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To
serve your turn long after they are gone,
And
so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except
the will which says to them: 'Hold on!'
If
you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or
walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
If
neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If
all men count with you, but none too much;
If
you can fill the unforgiving minute
With
sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours
is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And
- which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!”
―
Rudyard Kipling, If: A Father's Advice to His Son
“Be Brave
and Take Risks: You need to have faith in yourself. Be brave and take risks.
You don't have to have it all figured out to move forward.”
―
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
“Life
isn't fair, it's just fairer than death, that's all.”
―
William Goldman, The Princess Bride
“Happiness
depends on your mindset and attitude.”
―
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
“Do
Not Lie to Yourself
We
have to be honest about what we want and take risks rather than lie to
ourselves and make excuses to stay in our comfort zone.”
―
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
“No
sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride...and
if it occasionally gets a little heavier than what you had in mind,
well...maybe chalk it up to forced consciousness expansion: Tune in, freak out,
get beaten.”
―
Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
“She
burned too bright for this world.”
―
Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights
“Surround
Yourself with People Who Believe in Your Dreams:
Surround
yourself with people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support
your ambitions, and bring out the best in you.”
―
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
“Sometimes
the right thing feels all wrong until it is over and done with.”
―
Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic
