Finn Woodman
- Easy? No.
You thought that was going to be an easy quote to boost your stats? Well, it's not. Anyways, you're, undoubtedly, going to be in for, what may be known as by many, an "excruciatingly difficult" battle, which, according to some, rivals that of, not to be taken lightly, trench warfare, or something far worse. In fact, as author, politician, and military veteran James Webb stated, "Before all else, each of us must take a fundamental risk to be true to ourselves."
Kaworu Nagisa
- Hedgehog's dilemma
Are you that afraid of other people? I know that by keeping others at a distance you avoid a betrayal of your trust, for while you may not be hurt that way, but you mustn't forget that you must endure the loneliness. Man cannot erase this sadness, because all men are fundamentally alone.
Isabelle
- I can recite the quadratic formula.
I can recite the quadratic formula. That flashcard was stuck on my wall for up to three months leading up to my GCSEs, engraved into my memory ready to recall and apply to a question that may or may not come up on my maths paper 2. Funnily enough, it did come up on my paper, and I was prepared to answer it, however, there are a whole host of things I have never been taught. Something that will never be on an exam and that no amount of revision notes blu-tacked to my wall will prepare me for.
Arthur Schopenhauer
- Paradise Lost, Lapham's Quarterly
To measure life's happiness by its delights or pleasures is to apply a false standard. Pleasures are and remain something negative. That they produce happiness is a delusion, cherished by envy to its own punishment. Pain is felt to be something positive, and hence its absence is the true standard of happiness. And if, over and above freedom from pain, there is also an absence of boredom, the essential conditions of earthly happiness are attained.
Henry David Thoreau
- Walden
However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults even in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is. You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours, even in a poorhouse.
Anonymous
- Knowing when it's Right
My mother always used to tell me: 'You'll know when it's the right person.' I found it hard to believe her. I had relationships where I thought there was something wrong with me because I just could not feel it. And then I met them. And it is the most destructive feeling I've ever felt.
Chase Atlantic
- Hold Your Breath
Hold your breath, we'll be just fine. A few more drinks then we'll leave, girl. And our two worlds, they will collide. But that's fine with me, girl. And we're almost on tonight. Hold your breath, we'll be just fine...
Anonymous
- Spiders
People say that you're always five feet away from a spider. Now that I think about it that is probably true. Spiders live everywhere, and there's probably one in your walls, under the couch or under a leaf. To escape that reality, I would launch myself into outer space strapped to a seat naked, but then I'd start questioning if there's a handful of webs and spiders crawling around in my non-existent brain.
Milan Kundera
- Farewell Waltz
He looked at the trees along the road. Their foliage was green, red, yellow, and brown. The forest looked aflame. He thought that he was departing at a moment when the forests were on fire and his life and memories were being consumed in those glorious and unfeeling flames. Should he hurt for not hurting? Should he be sad for not being sad?
Brian Dyson
- Five Balls of Life
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls - family, health, friends and spirit - are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.
Buffy Summers in The Gift
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Dawn, listen to me. Listen. I love you. I will always love you. This is the work that I have to do. Tell Giles I... tell Giles I figured it out, and I'm okay. Give my love to my friends. You have to take care of them now. You have to take care of each other. You have to be strong. Dawn, the hardest thing in this world is to live in it. Be brave. Live... for me.
Shakey Graves
- Late July
Gold digger took my money, dipped my heart and hands in honey. Snake lady stole my savings, told gold digger she was having my babies - well, gold digger swung, snake lady fell, yeah I took gold digger up to chapel hill. Married her fast, murdered her young! Took my money back and made my run. Well, papa should be in my place, to fry like bacon, hang like lace because I'm eager, young and qualified, I got a date with that chair in late July.
Me, Myself and I
- Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson 2
There are approximately one million ten thousand three hundred words in the English language, but I could never string enough words together to properly explain how much I want to hit you with a chair.
Vipin Mangrulkar
- A Human experience
I am lucky I can feel this pain this is part of being alive I am grateful that I can feel this thing called heartbreak this made me feel what it meant to a human being.
BoJack Horseman
- Nails deep.
Nobody completes anybody. That's not a real thing. If you're lucky enough to find somebody you can halfway tolerate, you sink your nails in, and you don't let go!
anonymous
- From Jukebox Hero by Foreigner
Standing in the rain, with his head hung low. He couldn't get a ticket - it was a sold out show. Heard the roar of the crowd, he could picture the scene. Put his head to the wall and like a distant scream he heard one guitar. It just blew him away. He saw stars in his eyes and the very next day... he bought a beat up six-string.
nc123
- understanding
There is a movie called 'All the Brightest Places.' It says, if you cannot tell the truth about yourself, you cannot tell it about other people. It showed me that relationships are built upon honesty and understanding. If you have no relationships, start by being a friend to yourself, and it starts with telling the truth about yourself.
Jon R.
- Habits - NAV
I think I'm an addict (I got problems). I got lots of habits (I'm tryna solve 'em). I think I'm an addict (I got problems). Try to talk me down and I won't have it, hey.
velvet_thunder
- Secret for Happiness
What should be the goal of Life? How to be happy? Well the secret for happiness is to find something more important than you are, and dedicate your life to it.
Charles Tucker III
- Captain's Chair - Star Trek Enterprise
I know you don't think this chair is important, but you're wrong. What's the most critical component on this ship? The main computer? The Warp Reactor? Huh? It's the crew. And the most important member of the crew is the captain. He makes life and death decisions every day, and the last thing he needs to be thinking in a critical situation is, "Gee, I wish this chair wasn't such a pain in the butt!"
