T.W. Shannon Quotes

Every insecure soul has a government of their own and a paid judge in their court room.

You’re worried about what-ifs. Well, what if you stopped worrying?

It is not that I do not want you. Only that I might want you too much. And for too long

It wasn’t as if she’d thought it through or anything, how what a person wanted wasn’t always what they needed, and what a person needed might be the last thing they could ever want.

The most influential people you will ever meet were once held together by the encouragement of others.

I was born into chaos. I didn’t know what peace felt like.

Design a life! Don't maintain it.

It's good to cry a bit, 'cause that helps us get through the rough parts. And the winter is though, there's no doubt. But we just hang on until spring when that ache will be all but swallowed up.

The real moments that changed the world are when church members miss the meaning of a whole sermon, and take no accountability for the testimonies they damage, by being self-righteous.

Hypocrisy/hi pakrise/ noun1. The moment you tell someone it is not important to be right, in order to look right to everyone else.

When you turn your back on hypocrisy and do nothing you don’t change the hearts of others you change yours.

There are so many random questions in life, but the important ones harldy have a random answer.

Sometimes God doesn't deny, he delays.

Stressed by any other name is fear.

If God gave you contentment then you would never pursue your life purpose. It is your restlessness that pushes you to take action, change your life and seek more of what you could possibly be.

Tell me, how do get away from your own self?” she questioned. I knew what she meant with a sickening realization. They knew what I was. Somehow, they had found out my only secret.

There is nothing in the world more pathetic than a bunch of wilted dandelions.

When tended the right way, beauty multiplies.

I remembered every moment between us, and every moment felt more precious as time passed.

I visualize a time when we will be to robots what dogs are to humans, and I'm rooting for the machines.

Empowered Women 101: A confident woman doesn't have to talk a man into loving her. He either loves her completely, not enough or not at all. Regardless, she doesn't settle for less than she deserves.

You told me once that freedom was my right.” I held his gaze. “Maybe you should do something with it.

You didn't choose God. He chose you. When you stop feeling hurt by everyone and plotting your comeback, he has some very important things he wants you to accomplish with your life.

What lies between where you are and where you want to be sometimes requires traveling through the Twilight Zone.

Give up trying to convince people who you are, instead confuse them. It is a lot more fun!

Every monster could be saved.

A wise woman protects her kids. A wiser woman hangs out with police officers, retired FBI agents and private investigators.

Surrender is when we stop toiling and striving and we begin receiving and arriving. Nothing is more beautiful to experience than the inner rest that follows surrender.

Don't get hung up on a snag in the stream my dear. Snags are not so dangerous-it's the debris that clings to them that makes the trouble. Pull yourself loose and go on.

The secret of happiness is to count your blessings - not your birthdays.

Truth that fair goddess who comes always with healing in her wings.

She builds people up because she knows what it is like to be torn down.

The best plot twists are the ones you didn't expect.

Anyone can have a friend, but the one that would walk in a storm to find you is all you will ever need.

And this is where I'll end, before I know what happens next.

The meaning you apply to what has happened to you is your decision. There will be critics that have their version, but God didn’t call them to be your audience, someone else did.

Always remember that you have been called worse things by better people.

Always remember that you can explain things for people, but you can't comphrend for them.

To die old with a young mind is such a tragedy. Naiveness was never a blessing.

Either, you are in love with someone or you're not. Fear is complicated, not love.

Marriage is a journey of disasters, only to fall in love all over again, with the person that rescues you each time.

Never fall in love with someone that won't fight for you because when the real battles begin they won't pull your heart to safety, but they will their own.

When we are driven by ego and a relentless need to succeed, it’s easy to blindly neglect the relationships, self-care and truth that will create joy and authentic fulfillment in our lives.

The purpose of any charity is simply to turn people's mirrors into windows. An outward view of the world's needs are vast in comparison to an inward one.

When you find love you will know. It will be the one thing worth waiting for.

How can you say that so casually? You're talking about the possible death of hundreds of people, yourself included."He gave a negligent shrug. "Wrong place, wrong time. Life sucks.

Your lack of commitment to being different is what kills you. It is the insanity of doing the same thing every time and expecting a different result that wastes your time.

Through career fumbles and life changes, she supported me. Through shattered dreams and hopes almost-realized, she supported me too.

Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I’ll wake up with sweat drenching my chest and think it’s the blood and muck I was covered in that night.

The only thing sadder than unrequited love is being in a relationship where there is unrequited love.