Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities. - Bertrand Russell, The Problems of Philosophy

There is no question that there is an unseen world. The problem is, how far is it from midtown and how late is it open? - Woody Allen

i told you he'd freak out, she siad. didn't i?ah, the i told you so, jace said. always a classy move - Cassandra Clare, City of Glass

Then you remember the dream,” Mencheres stated. “That bodes ill.” The fear of that made my reply snappy. “Hey, Walks Like An Egyptian, how about for once you drop the formal stuff and talk like you live in the twenty-first century?” The shit’s gonna splatter, start buggin’, yo,” Mencheres responded instantly. I stared at him, then burst out laughing, which was highly inappropriate considering the very grave warning he’d just conveyed. - Jeaniene Frost, Destined for an Early Grave

Love, whether newly born or aroused from a deathlike slumber, must always create sunshine, filling the heart so full of radiance, that it overflows upon the outward world. - Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter

Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation, and publicly and privately, in season and out, avow their sympathy with despised and persecuted ideas and their advocates, and bear the consequences... - Susan B. Anthony

Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can. - Dalai Lama XIV

I have a million things to talk to you about. All I want in this world is you. I want to see you and talk. I want the two of us to begin everything from the beginning. - Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

Civilization is vastly overrated. - Patricia Briggs, On the Prowl

Someone once wrote that a novel should deliver a series of small astonishments. I get the same thing spending an hour with you. - E. Lockhart, We Were Liars

I am a believer in free will. If my dog chooses to hate the whole human race except myself, it must be free to do so. - Diana Wynne Jones, Castle in the Air

No matter how much falls on us, we keep plowing ahead. That's the only way to keep the roads clear. - Greg Kincaid

I discovered that it is necessary, absolutely necessary, to believe in nothing. That is, we have to believe in something which has no form and no color--something which exists before all forms and colors appear... No matter what god or doctrine you believe in, if you become attached to it, your belief will be based more or less on a self-centered idea. - Shunryu Suzuki

You will receive everything you need when you stop asking for what you do not need - Nisargadatta Maharaj

It's the perfect solution. We argue all the time. We can't stand each other. It's like we're already married. - Lisa Kleypas, Married By Morning

I know what it is to live entirely for and with what I love best on earth. I hold myself supremely blest -- blest beyond what language can express because I am my husband's life as fully as he is mine. - Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

Why be alone when we can be together babyYou can make my life worthwhileAnd I can make you start to smile - Mr. Big

Sometimes, love brings you together even as life keeps you apart. - Mitch Albom, The First Phone Call from Heaven

Many people pray to be kept out of unexpected problems. Some people pray to be able to confront and overcome them. - Toba Beta, Betelgeuse Incident: Insiden Bait Al-Jauza

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special. - Stephen Hawking