J.H. Lee Quotes

It's only natural for people to fall, but there are people who, even if they fall, jump right back up right away and run forward, and there are people who just keep sitting there, crying.

The purpose of my life is not to get what I want. The purpose of my life is to become who I am.

Reckless of my mortality, Strengthen me to behold a face, To know the spirit of a beloved oneYet to endure, yet to dare!

Comedy was invented to make people forget, That the plays of our lives were originally written as tragedies.

My grandad always said, "You should never judge a book by its cover." And it's for that reason that he lost his job as chair of the British Book Cover Awards panel.

I hope you remember that if you encounter an obstacle on the road, don’t think of it as an obstacle at all… think of it as a challenge to find a new path on the road less traveled.

We are all just humans trying to survive in this crazy world, in the spaces between birth and death.

We're all monsters. We're all careless and cruel in the end.

Mother was, ' June thought, 'a beautiful little ornament that was damaged.' Her broken edges cut her daughters in ways both emotional and physical, and only sharpened with age.

Her mother was by turns tender and pathetic and terrifying, broken in a way that no one, in that time or place, had any idea how to fix.

She's burning and out of control and everything I love about fire.

Never place yourself above your fellow man, for we are all, each and every one of us, born of equal rights to the nourishing earth beneath and the wonder of the stars above.

My experience with age it instills a degree of patience in some, leaves the virtuous spiritually unchanged, feeds the character defects in others, and brings little wisdom to any of us.

As a reformed procrastinator, I'm now getting things done in the first 10 seconds of the last minute.

They called me mad, and I called them mad, and damn them, they outvoted me.

While a psychiatric diagnosis can serve a purpose in treatment plans, it should not become a tool to discredit a person's disclosure of abuse.

her eyes are unfathomable to me, hostile, even, as if she had removed herself to a place where I cannot reach her - somewhere I cannot know.

She fails to see who I am, even, for her eyes do not, will not, take me in. Instead they transmit a powerful message. She is like a billboard flashing, starkly: 'Keep Out'.

Secrets are a responsibility and a painfully taxing one at that.

We can only speak the truth that we know at the time it is known.

We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluable problems.

Enjoy the ride!

If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing slowly... very slowly.

Words writers choose are like a glimmering reflection into our souls.

Words writers choose are a glimmering reflection into our souls.

While appreciating the beauty around her, Eden considered the darkness that lay ahead.

My momma always said, 'You and Elvis are pretty good, but y'all ain't no Chuck Berry.

Challenges are lessons to be learned, then overcome.

Life may change but memories won't.

And remember, following Christ is a lifelong journey. Christians are foot soldiers, so to speak. Always learning. Always growing stronger.

As sure as time, history is repeating itself, and as sure as man is man, history is the last place he'll look for his lessons.

You know those guys who say 'danger is my middle name'? I bet if you looked on their driver's licence it would probably say 'Melvin' or something.

I can't seem to recall if I've ever had amnesia before.

My partner and I were going to renew our vowels, but the consonants revolted.

Is it a lucky break if you get run over by an ambulance?

Finish is a laundry powder. I feel guilty when I finish a book.

You soon know the difference between a real newspaper and an electronic one as soon as a fly won't leave you alone.

It paid to be cultured, just as long as you didn't start growing bacteria.

The people need a strong leader. They feel insecure if they don’t know who to fear. Isn’t that why god was invented?

were under the very erroneous impression that we had money. Of

veterans and remarkable rookies. International Thriller Writers, Inc. (ITW) cofounder, David

If he’s not he should be by now. The things that happen to people we never really know. What happens in houses behind closed doors, what secrets—

I know exactly what Einstein meant when he said, "Dancers are the athletes of God." You three look like angels. I can't wait to see you dancing in the Christmas concert.

Worst thing about being a perfectionist.. Everything you do might look amazing in someone else eyes but in your heart never truly satisfied.

Azhrarn the Beautiful, " said Chuz lovingly, "it is your beautiful madness I have come to see.

I explained it loudand clear. What part of "meow"don't you understand?

Yawn. String-on-a-stick. Fine. I'll come out and chase itto make you happy.

Letmeoutletmeoutletmeoutletmeout.Wait--let me back in!...Letmeinletmeinletmeinletmein.Wait--let me back out!

Your tummy, soft aswarm dough. I knead and knead, thenbake it with a nap.

Dogs have hair. Cats, fur.Dogs whine, yip, howl, bark. Cats purrr.I say: No contest.