In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.
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Related I have done it," she says. At first I do not understand. But then I see the tomb, and the marks she ... MADELINE MILLER It was frustrating to still be in the dark about something and be given only so little light. LAUREN LOLA I found myself grinning until my cheeks hurt, my scalp prickling till I thought it might lift off my... MADELINE MILLER I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES You're full of contradictions, Ms. Wallace." I looked up at him and arched a brow. "I'm a girl... TAMMARA WEBBER The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS She would tuck Sam into her heart, a bright light for her to take out whenever things were darkest. SARAH J. MAAS He brings the greatest conflict into the history of mankind. He will come soon to our world just lik... TOBA BETA If I provide for this life and turn away from the Lord, I am wise for a moment, but lost forever. FRANCINE RIVERS The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS Never give up on you. In order to make a difference you would have to somehow be different. JOHNNIE DENT JR. Two things of trust in this life - The sun to rise and upon its setting darkness. Within darkness, T... IAN IJH HOWELL You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES When you embrace the things you do not understand, you understand what is embraced JOHN M SHEEHAN Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over. RICHARD CARLSON Light is the left hand of darkness and darkness the right hand of light. Two are one, life... URSULA K. LE GUIN She was intimidating and all I could do was sit back on the couch as she paced back and forth, slowl... IN THE MAKING The sun is rising with a bright golden glittering glint. Let us wake up to enjoy the joyful battles ... DEBASISH MRIDHA You've never really trusted him, though you don't understand why. Something about the fact that he's... N.K. JEMISIN Darkness is nothing but an opportunity to spread light JACKIE VIRAMONTEZ Now is the only time we have, and the only time we have any control over. RICHARD CARLSON She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I love my mom so much. I don't care if that's corny to say. I think on my next birthday, I'm going t... STEPHEN CHBOSKY We Are All Infinite STEPHEN CHBOSKY (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I saw other people there. Old men sitting alone. Young girls with blue eye shadow and awkward jaws. ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That one moment when you know you are not a sad story. You are ALIVE. STEPHAN CHBOSKY Somos quienes somos por un montón de razones.Quizás nunca conozcamos la mayoría de ellas.Pero aun... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Ambos dijeron que tomara asiento y parecían hablar en serio, así que me senté. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all beco... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like the deep breathes after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore st... STHEPHEN CHBOSKY no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad. STEPHEN CHBOSKY You cannot defeat darkness by running from it, nor can you conquer your inner demons by hiding them ... SETH ADAM SMITH You deserve to be with somebody, who knows you're the one, from that very first moment he lays eyes ... C. JOYBELL C. People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the dark... ELISABETH KUBLER-ROSS People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the da... ELISABETH KUBLER-ROSS People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the dark... ELISABETH KüBLER-ROSS And as the years have passed, the time has grown longer. 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He no longer cared about himself LOIS LOWRY People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the dar... ELIZABETH KUMLBER-ROSS Keep Moving Forward MEET THE ROBINSONS A Hazel é diferente. Ela caminha com leveza, velhote. Caminha com leveza sobre a Terra. A Hazel sab... JOHN GREEN Nuclear, ecological, chemical, economic — our arsenal of Death by Stupidity is impressive for a sp... JEANETTE WINTERSON A knowledge of Persian will aid a traveler in these countries [Turkmenistan]; but the Toorkey [Turki... A MAJOR IN THE BRITISH ARMY To get over the past, you first have to accept that the past is over. No matter how many times you r... MANDY HALE When you live in the present, the past is forgotten & the future takes care of itself. MANDY HALE I have always wished the present to resemble memory: because the present can be flat at times, and b... LYDIA MILLET There is no such thing as objectivity. 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UCHTDORF Ten years of shadows, but no longer. Light up the darkness, Majesty. SARAH J. MAAS Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places, if you look at it right. GRATEFUL DEAD No, of course not. But surely you know your affair couldn't go on forever." "Forever has no mea... ELLEN HOPKINS A perfectly decent fellow may be driven by circumstances to commit a crime and if he's found out he'... W.SOMERSET MAUGHAM Let me repeat. I have not read all the work of this present generation of writing. I have not had ti... WILLIAM FAULKNER I hate saying corny things like "traveling incognito." But when I'm with somebody that's corny, I al... J.D. SALINGER “Love is not to be discovered but felt.It is brewing in air across universe.One needs only open ey... ANUJ SOMANY I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live. THICH NHAT HANH You can't go back to how things were. How you thought they were. All you really have is...now. JAY ASHER Life is a journey, not a destination. RALPH WALDO EMERSON It is so torturous to be in the crowd not only because the voice there is usually loud, but also oft... ANUJ SOMANY When you grow up there are things that you would love to do make your father proud is one and have f... GARY F EVANS...
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GEORGE MILLER The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, aw... HENRY MILLER One of the best things people could do for their descendents would be to sharply limit the number of... OLIN MILLER You probably wouldn't worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do. OLIN MILLER If you think there are no new frontiers, watch a boy ring the front doorbell on his first date. OLIN MILLER A man who will not lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings. OLIN MILLER It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him. OLIN MILLER We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do. OLIN MILLER What a pity human beings can't exchange problems. Everyone knows exactly how to solve the other ... OLIN MILLER If you realize you aren't so wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you're wiser toda... OLIN MILLER Inheritance taxes are so high that the happiest mourner at a rich man's funeral is usually Uncle... OLIN MILLER 'Sister Act' was my first audition out of school. I was 21 and cast as the understudy. It wa... PATINA MILLER Oh, my mom. She's one of my biggest fans. PATINA MILLER I went to Carnegie Mellon. PATINA MILLER When I started performing in public, I was probably around 10 or 11. PATINA MILLER I've been doing lots of trapeze, and so much of it is holding your own weight. PATINA MILLER That's been the most exciting part of the show - incorporating the magic and the acrobats and th... PATINA MILLER I always tell friends you can't judge your success by someone else's. You can't be afrai... PATINA MILLER I got into hula hooping at age six - I hula hooped all day, every day. That was something I was comf... PATINA MILLER It was always my dream, to do a leading role on Broadway. It's what I went to college to do, in ... PATINA MILLER I live alone, so I don't really talk to anyone once I'm home. I have some silent nights. PATINA MILLER I've always wanted a Maltese-poodle, but I've always been really busy. So I said once I'... PATINA MILLER All my graduation money went to paying for bartending classes so I could have a side gig. I bartende... PATINA MILLER Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them. HUGH MILLER It's wasteful spending like this that not only forces tax increases and cuts in vital services..... LAURA MILLER From my very first day in the Mayor's office, I have worked closely with the Council members who... LAURA MILLER But there is so much more to do for the city we love... a Dallas with roads as strong as our busines... LAURA MILLER