What’s the will of God for my life? You don’t need to know the will of God in your life, you need to know the God of your life!
You know what’s more insane than [slaughterhouses]? Meat eaters. Walking around, acting like their lifestyle isn’t causing any harm.
What’s the ONE Thing you can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?
Biology makes us Mothers & Fathers, whats in the heart makes us Mom's and Dad's
I don’t like to live in fear about things like rumors and backlash to begin with -- that’s the way I was raised -- but I just can’t see what’s so wrong about being gay.
I miss school. What’s wrong with me?
It’s good to be with someone when you know you matter. Not assume,” she qualified, “but know. To be with someone, who even when you don’t think you want or need it, will stand up for you. Someone who sends you flowers and buys you magic wands. I’m not going to look around the corner for what’s next.
The maddening thing for someone with a Western scientific turn of mind is that it’s not what’s in your pack that separates the quick from the dead. It’s not even what’s in your mind. Corny as it sounds, it’s what’s in your heart.
Why did adults have to be so thick? They always say “tell the truth,” and when you do, they don’t believe you. What’s the point?
Sure things are going to get sketchy, but when your having the time of your life whats sketchy?
What’s the secret to success? It’s no secret. You need a winning attitude, honesty and integrity, and a burning desire to succeed.
We keep thinking of deity as a kind of fact, somewhere; God as a fact. God is simply our own notion of something that is symbolic of transcendence and mystery. The mystery is what’s important.
You’ve never been a teenager, sweetie. You know what’s best for you.
Listen to me. I don’t know what’s going on. I don’t know what any of this means. But I know this much. It doesn’t matter. You’re not one of them. You never were. You’re not theirs. You’re mine.
Choose Life over the other stuff. Get out of your head. Live. Dress up. Eat. Touch people. Help out. Give up. Love people. Give your best away. There’s more. What’s the problem? Relax. You’re going to die. Throw a party. Eat off my plate. Sing to me. Meet me in the bedroom. Get a massage. Give one. Let your amazement out into the room. Pry open the box you hide your joy in. Be a poem.
Irreverence is easy - whats hard is wit.
What’s looming in the shadows of our ignorance and denial is a critique of civilization itself.
Reparations,” said Jem very suddenly, setting down the pen he was holding. Will looked at him in puzzlement. “Is this a game? We just blurt out whatever word comes next to mind? In that case mine is ‘genuphobia’. It means an unreasonable fear of knees. ” “What’s the word for a perfectly reasonable fear of annoying idiots?” inquired Jessamine.
Only a fool trips on what’s behind them.
So what’s it like to live without emotions? (Geary) It’s hard. Imagine a world without taste. A world where you can see the colors and all, but you can’t feel it. A beautiful clear day can never choke you up. A child’s laughter doesn’t make you smile. You don’t look at a bunny and think ‘how cute. ’ You feel absolutely nothing. It’s like being wrapped in thick cotton all the time. (Arik)