Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.
-André Gide
It's not that I believe everything happens for a reason. It's just that . . . I just think that some things are meant to be broken, imperfect and chaotic. It's the universe's way of providing contrast, you know? There have to be a few holes in the road. It's how life is.
-Sarah Dessen
Make up is generally there to make you look better, not make you look like you're wearing make up.
-Hadley Freeman
The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others’ burdens, easing other’s loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas.
Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
-Abraham Joshua Heschel
Whenever there is a decline of righteousness, O Arjuna, and the rise of unrighteousness, then I manifest myself.
After helping someone, if you expect a gesture of gratitude from him, then there
is no point in helping. If you feel good when he expresses his gratitude, then too
helping is useless. In that case, you must understand that your help was merely
a means to satiate your ego.
-Deep Trivedi
To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the music the words make.
-Truman Capote