T.W. Shannon Quotes

There really is no sense in pretending to be normal. Just be you because the moment you do, weirder things happen. Crazy comes back into fashion and every woman has to go out and find her some.

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.

Self-forgiveness is a daily practice of the humble, strong and mentally sane. It is an intentional preservation of inner-peace and a reflection of a healthy self-concept.

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.

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.

I'm not sure why, but when a person expects something to last forever, they don't notice the little things. It's only when the clock is ticking all those little things add up and become bigger.

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

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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

Cruelty is a language that the blind can see, the deaf can hear, and the heart feels forever.

Eternity has a way of letting us all grow up.

Buried emotions are caged nighthawks that have fallen in love with the moon. They don’t understand the sun because they were born with the darkness of shadows in their soul.

Loyalty is what you focus on and won't give up.

Have you ever considered that you shouldn't pray for God to deliver you from your enemies, rather deliver you from yourself so you can not hate them?

Blessed is a mother that would give up part of her soul for her children's happiness.

Women of dignity know when to stop expecting loyalty when he won't even give you honesty.

The biggest battles you face in love are the battle to know your worth and the battle to know when your boundaries need to be protected.

People meant to be together will always take detours through pain, misunderstanding and pride, but some how they always drift back to the one thing that makes them feel alive.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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