J.W. Lord Quotes

I know this feeling of being a ghost in your own life - no one sees you, no one feels you, so you stay still as if you could actually disappear at any moment.

One day there will be no more stars. There will be no more darkness. You see, light isn’t the absence of darkness. Darkness is the absence of light.

A thousand time knocked down by life

Don't be so impatient in finding love

A man without trust might as well be dead.

My prayer

There are few things emptier than the space where a Christmas tree used to be.

Love and loss come in equal measure.

There’s a lamentation in the flutter of your lash.

Solitude and retirement cherish grief, employment and exertion are the only means of dissipating it.

Stop your weeping. Grief is for the dead.

Sometimes it's the flaws that make something lovely.

Beauty is achieved through perfection of body and mind.

Keep your friends close and your enemies dead.

You are small. Your foe is big. But your God is bigger still.

The three boys stood in the darkness, striving unsuccessfully to convey the majesty of adult life

Our lives are spent sailing in the mist, hoping for a burst of sunlight that can make sense of who we are.

She had said he had been driven away from her by a dream...

There is a magic in distance. Look back at the golden lamp-lit rooms of your home from the road of your life, and it all for a moment is exactly how you hoped it would be: warm, peaceful, safe.

Memory is not what the heart desires. That is only a mirror....

Perfume is the key to our memories

Ellysetta Baristani." Belliard's voice caused her to stop and turn back around. "Even should you clothe yourself in rags and dirt, you would bring honor to the Fey.

I know you want me to feel some sympathy for them, but that's not who I am. I care only about those I know, and even then, not all that deeply. Strangers get nothing from me.

Jack looked around for understanding, but found only respect.

Peace has gone on too long. Something inside me says that trouble such as these shores have never known is headed our way.

Whatever you is, Onion, " he said, "be it full.

What else is there to do?

Suffering can give us opportunities to witness. The world is a gigantic hospital

There was no guarantee of victory if I remained the same or just tried to be myself, but there was certain defeat in pretending to be something I was not.

Me, I say too much optimism will get you killed.

Emotional speculation is to deductive reasoning what weeds are to a garden – at first sight they appear to belong, but eventually they obscure that which one hopes will come into bud.

Remember that we are not gods who can fashion events to our desires. We are mere mortals who must learn not to contend with life but to yield to it.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but I might be a vampire so I don't give a shit. I'll heal

Not a week after Annie put her foot in Mrs. Huffmaster's duff, the Captain upped and laid down the date.

My lord, I’d rather be alone.” His smile vanished. Not a single muscle in his body bulged, but the color of his eyes turned to dark ashes.“And I’d rather not.

[…] God gives grace for the situation, not the imagination.

I thought, gazing at the beauty of the landscape again, it is as though the fiend has prevailed against the angels, and fixed his throne in a heaven, to rule it as though it were Hell.

Do I have any recommendations for a Sadiri boys' night out?" I shrugged, smiled, and allowed myself a laugh. "I can come up with somet

You hide it well, but I can see it, Lord Verniers. You hate us. We have beaten you to obedience but it's still there, like dry tinder waiting for a spark.

Oh, well, she decided as her eyes began to close, it is better to love foolishly than to hate bitterly. I hope I am wiser than I was and more kind.

In the fall, she knew it was Death who sweetened the apples.

We can see for ourselves how beautiful we both are.

Oh, yes he does. He's a scientist, and they know everything. Religion is crap, " declared Listen."You're the most obnoxious little brat I've ever met.""Both of you be quiet,

You're human. It's one of the things humans do. Lies just spring out, even unbidden and unintended.

I'm very gullible when it comes to my own words. I believe everything I say, though I know I'm a liar.

A house built on lies has a weak foundation.

I read the bible every day and the one thing I have noticed is that those characters that are closest to God seem to be the ones who question and wonder and think more than others.

You should not be too proud and accept help when it is offered, Lenora. Being overconfident will lead to your defeat if not careful

Danger lies in the extreme. A man who is always cruel is evil, a man who is always compassionate will be taken advantage of. It is more a question of balance, or harmony, if you will.

The moral is that the shape of a society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political system however apparently logical or respectable.