Pain held no terror for him. Pain was, if not friend, then family, something he had grown up with in his crГЁche, learning to respect but never yield to. Pain was simply a message, telling him which limbs he could still use to slaughter his enemies, how far he could still run, and what his chances were in the next battle.
Usually, the main problem with life conundrums is that we don't bring to them enough imagination
Some of us find our way with a single light to guide us; others lose themselves even when the star field is as sharp as a neon ceiling. Ethics may not be situational, but feelings are. We learn to adjust, and, over time, the stars we use to guide ourselves come to reside within rather than without.
Simon: 'You know men. We have delicate egos.' Clary: 'I wouldn't describe Jace's ego as delicate.' Simon: 'No, Jace's is sort of the antiaircraft artillery tank of male egos.
Dementors are among the foulest creatures that walk this earth. They infest the darkest, filthiest places, they glory in decay and despair, they drain peace, hope, and happiness out of the air around them. Even Muggles feel their presence, though they can't see them. Get too near a Dementor and every good feeling, every happy memory will be sucked out of you. If it can, the Dementor will feed on you long enough to reduce you to something like itself Ђ' soul-less and evil. You'll be left with nothing but the worst
Let the mad find wisdom in their madness for the sane, and let the sane be grateful.
I am not given to making sense out of life - or coming up with some grand narrative on it - other than to measure it by what you think you want to do in life. As for me, I have done what I had wanted to, to the best of my ability. I am satisfied.
We must always walk in the presence of the Lord, in the light of the Lord, always trying to live in an irreprehensible way.
Fear is a habit, so is self pity, defeat, anxiety, despair, hopelessness and resignation. You can eliminate all of these negative habits with two simple resolves: I can and I will.
With the exception of capitalism, there is nothing so revolting as revolution.
Those whom we call ancient were really new in all things, and properly constituted the infancy of mankind.
Every single moment shapes our future. Be intentional. Live on purpose!
I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Music itself is not going to let you down.
Laissez faire (in its full true meaning) opens the way to the realization of the noble dreams of socialism.
Liberty calls to us again. We must follow her further; we must trust her fully. Either we must wholly accept her or she will not stay. It is not enough that men should vote; it is not enough that they should be theoretically equal before the law. They must have liberty to avail themselves of the opportunities and means of life; they must stand on equal terms with reference to the bounty of Nature.
I probably still haven't completely adapted to the world. I don't know, I feel like this isn't the real world. The people, the scene: they just don't seem real to me.
I often feel like books find us for reasons, and we read them when we need them the most.
The foundation of youth [for me]...lots of water, lots of laughter, lots of sex.
