“What would it be like to live as a butterfly, being admired by the world for your color and beauty and grace? What would it be like to live as a spider, having people shriek and jump and throw a shoe at the very notice of you? I have tasted both
“Life is too hard to maintain a constantly serious outlook. You have to laugh at yourself and the world now and then
“Physical attractiveness is no indicator of an individual s beauty. from The Beauty of Ugh”
“Four-letter words have always offended me. I cringe at hearing them. Can t, don t, and won t are the worst.”
“I believe in love
“Kisses are a means to plant on another s lips a smile glossed with happiness.”
“Life works on the same principle as a boomerang. It s simple, really—what you send out you get back. A smiling face receives many smiles. Friendliness finds itself surrounded by friends. Giving hugs creates hugs. Offered help is reciprocated. In contrast, if you hurt people you will find much hurt in your life. Unkindness begets unkindness. Misery begets misery. A dour face will receive many sour looks in response. That said, it is easy to understand that if you want a happy life you must contribute to the happiness of those around you.”
“When problems beat upon you like a raging storm, search for the eye. You might not be able to avoid misfortunes, but you can find the calmest spot within them.”
“Happiness is simply a habit of looking on the brighter side of everything.”
“One thing I ve learned is that in the midst of your darkest moments of tribulation, there is no such thing as mass friends.”
“To Bury A Star I pulled a star from the darkest corner of night and hid it within my bosom. When the Earth beneath my feet gave way, moist and fertile, I knelt to the ground and cupped the radiant treasure in my hands. In a shallow hole I buried it—layer upon layer of black dirt tossed upon the spot until it no longer glowed. This I did for you, my love. Now, come with me and see what has been born from a single wishing star. Hand in hand we walk to the same spot of dirt to find the black and fertile soil sucked dry, the color blanched as pale as desert sands. Look how a ring of white fire jumps and dances around the buried starling! We catch our breath, beholding what has sprouted from this magical seed. The illusion of twisted branches glowing in the darkness like tails of comets soaring skyward—tails of baby stars that shoot like fireworks from that ring of fire. Up, up, up they fly to light a neglected corner of the night. From a single wishing star a thousand more have been born. They are for you, my love—a thousand dreams destined to come true.”
“The world is full of opinions. But I am not searching for opinions, I m searching for truths.”
“If you truly wish to change what is without, you must first change what festers within.”
“Suck it up! A foolish grumble of advice. Why would I want to suck it up? Why draw it in to let it fester and rot internally until it cankers my insides? I dare offer wiser words
“Laughing in my ear is a muse amused by how I paint her whims on paper with silly words.”
“Thanks, Ian, but sometimes there’s just nothing you can do.” Her feet moved forward again towards the center of Lacsar Forest. “That’s not true, Eena. I can always listen.”
“Thoughts, quotes, and philosophies—good or bad—cause us to evaluate ourselves. And that is good.”