21 quotes found
“Most people can motivate themselves to do things simply by knowing that those things need to be done. But not me. For me, motivation is this horrible, scary game where I try to make myself do somet...”
“Life is a moving target. So your vision needs to be an accurate objective, to give you direction for your actions. As you move toward your goal, the vision becomes even more substantive, more palpa...”
“Homework is not an option. My bed is sending out serious nap rays. I can't help myself. The fluffy pillows and warm comforter are more powerful than I am. I have no choice but to snuggle under the ...”
“My parents didn't raise me to be religious. The closest we come to worship is the Trinity of Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. I think the Merryweather cheerleaders confuse me because I misse...”
“I watch the Eruptions. Mount Dad, long dormant, now considered armed and dangerous. Mount Saint Mom, oozing lava, spitting flame. Warn the villagers to run into the sea.”
“The sky was electric blue above the trees but the yard felt dark. Stephanie went to the edge of the lawn and sat her forehead on her knees. The grass and soil were still warm from the day. She want...”
“But you can't get away from yourself. You can't decide not to see yourself anymore. You can't decide to turn off the noise in your head.”
“As accurate as a blind man pissing during an earthquake.Wow..., I breathed.She frowned ”
“According to Sarah, who had gone two years ago, prom was famous for being an overpriced disappointment where most people had no fun.”
“The only safe guide is the Bible. It is the revelation of a God who has infinite knowledge and can therefore give you absolute truth. God has given you a revelation that is robust and complete. It ...”
“We are the girls with anxiety disorders, filled appointment books, five-year plans. We take ourselves very, very seriously. We are the peacemakers, the do-gooders, the givers, the savers. We are on...”
“Progress is impossible without accurate planning.”
“In the beginning, some people try to appear that everything about them is "in black and white," until later their true colors come out.”
“REVENGE is a kind of wild justice; which the more mans nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.”
“There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil - a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome.”
“Let's pray that the human race never escapes Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere.”
“As accurate as a blind man pissing during an earthquake.”“Wow...,” I breathed.She frowned”
