T.R. Patrick Quotes
The answer is that it does not matter what you think, the monster said, because your mind will contradict itself a hundred times each day.
To let one into your mind was to give him or her all your secrets.
Power is okay, and stupidity is usually harmless. Power and stupidity together are dangerous".
And what exactly do you think this proves?" he spits. "You've got power, but you don't know what to do wit
It exhasperated her, but she knew better than to force the world to her desire.
I wish for you a more difficult life, somewhere in the complicated center, where the courage of your convictions blends with humility and respect for others.
We see nobody clearly. We see only the ghosts of absent others, and mistake for reality the fictions we construct from blueprints drawn up in early childhood. This is the problem.
She knew the true shape of the world. All else was shadow and the sound of distant drums.
I don't want all the silver and gold of the world, Dillon said. What I'm seeking is to know. I want to understand God and I want to know His wisdom.
Kid's books should be just as good as any other books. No. They should be held to a *higher* standard than other literature for the same reason that we take extra care with children's food.
It will be worth it if I am remembered, if not flatteringly, then at least with some small amount of accuracy.
You won't, " says the Mayor, smiling again. "Everyone knows you aren't a killer, Todd."He pushes Viola forward again -She calls out from the pain of it -Viola, I t
I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day.
Still, I could not imagine how being poor could be worse than being rich and hating yourself. I had seen enough of what it was like to be dead. It was time to try living.
What surfaced was the surprising power of our cultural heritage.
Without a knowledge of where words come from, things disappear, history is lost.
Physically, mentally, emotionally -- it seems like every part of me is broken in one way or another.
The author says that when an angry impulse is not immediately expressed, it turns to melancholy.
Who knows until we experience it? I think that heaven and reincarnation are both ways of making us feel better about what happens to people's souls after death. I hope at least one of them is true.
What? No defense? Any student of mine must be able to defend his ideas against an attack. No matter how you spend your life, your wit will defend you more often than a sword. Keep it sharp!
No quality or characteristic is more important than trust
You must trust in your inner being of light, the angel you already are.
My wife's a lot younger than me ... thirty years difference . . . You should never marry a woman a lot younger than you ... Never ...
There's no end. There's no endto this world, everlasting.We crumble to dust in its arms.
He answered the phone to his daughter with a broken but joyous heart, ready to speak with her of astonishment and wonder.
They were the best sort of friends. The sort everyone hopes for but no one deserves, least of all me.
I don't believe in guardian angels, " Regine says seriously. "Just people who are there for you and people who aren't.
It's never too late to stop believing a lie, " said Thomas. "You need only courage and friends, and you have both.
Thorn gazed back and forth between the two of us. "You could have left me behind, but you stayed. I won't forget that.
His voice is like a thunderstorm, and his hands know every secret hidden deep beneath the cool, dark earth.
I am sorry to tell you this thing. Youu are a good man, and a pretty thing. But still, you are only a man. All you have to offer the world is your anger.
I noticed a phenomenon that doesn't often happen toa man: several women turned round as he passed them.
It had felt as if I were truly awake for the first time, true knowledge running like ice in my blood.The memory exhilirated me for a moment, then left me with a broken cord of loss.
A figure stood at the far end, cloaked in black and beckoning him.
Earl: Augh! They're trying to take the wolf off the endangered list .Mooch: I know. But did you hear what they're putting back on the endangered list? Earl: What?Mooch: Empathy and compassion.
Wisdom tells us that the best time for silence is when we are mad or upset.
As a success-minded person, you should always be looking to not only do your job but do it with excellence and go the extra mile.
Success-minded people must understand that the use of profane and obscene words have no place in their vocabulary.
No matter who it is or what you think of them, never rejoice in the pain of others. It lowers you to a level you should not be at.
We are all different and we all have a different sense of humor.
Keep the personal, personal and do not be guilty of spreading bad feelings.
Trustworthiness is a mark of a success-minded person. To be seen as trustworthy is a great compliment. When people trust you, they expect that you will honor their trust.
Not everyone will support every mission or work, you can still enjoy their friendship. No one likes to feel that the only reason you are friends is what you can get out of them.
If you want friends you must be friendly. Always complaining and posting negative comments is not going to bring you friends. No one likes to get puked on.