V. L. Crawford Quotes

Relationships take work. It isn’t true love if things go smoothly.

The world isn’t big enough for all of us.

You can never trust a Vampire, child.

What do you want?"To see the world burn, and a new one be born from the ashes…

The flames of their passion illuminated the dimly lit room, filling it with a blazing fire which was either brilliantly beautiful or dangerously violent.

How dare you come into my home? And hurt my family? I ought to tear your throat out right here, right now!

Whoever is messing with my daughter, messing with my home, will be sorry they chose to play this game. I’ll be screaming checkmate before they even realise I moved my pawns…

Just always remember to listen to your heart’s song…it will keep you alive

Just because we’re adults doesn’t mean we should grow up! The world’s a playground for us, Melody, and I for one intend to play!

I know you’re scared, Letti, but sweetheart…you haven’t seen anything yet. You’ve not known true fear...

The minute grains of sand slipped silently down the curved hourglass, no matter how many times the people of Earth willed them not to. Time, fate and the actions of others were out of their control.

You can’t make a small world for yourself, because what are you going to do when that small world implodes?

There’s only so many times you can fight before the only person you fight for is yourself.

Sun and snow is an Angel’s glow, but storm and rain? That’s a Demon’s bane.

Joy is the feeling of one's powers increasing.

It is clear from both documentary and archaeological sources that conspicuous display and consumption of wealth was fundamental for an elite male to maintain power and position in society.

Less thinking, more living.

Stop shying away from people. If you actually took a moment to listen to what they have to say, they might just say something that will change your life.

[The moon] ... is an example of practiced stability … it wanes when it must, and reliably returns to full strength … it is a humble model of reasonable potential that I can emulate, and follow.

A seed, in order to grow, must first be planted under the best conditions. Be that space or time. I think, therefore, that you have yet to find your perfect conditions.

I don't have a lot of regrets about the way I've lived my life. Not because I haven't made mistakes - I've made plenty. But what's the point of regret? You can't undo the past.

You see, people are everywhere. They are everything. No matter who we are, or what we do, people are involved in our lives. If those people are poisonous, our lives will be poisonous also.

Time passes no matter what you do.

All right, we need a way to get into the palace. Any ideas?""Ask nicely? Charge in? Fly? Wait, do you mean reasonable ones?

All right, we need a way to get inot the palace. Any ideas?""Ask nicely? Charge in? Fly? Wait, do you mean reasonable ones?

Optimism is a gift, but one that must be carefully controlled. Your hopeful optimism will get us all killed!

When you argue with someone, you always argue at the level of the person with the lowest level of intelligence. You never argue up.

Death is only a translation of life into another language.

Ignorance is not linear, it's exponential.

He was one of life’s great helpers, for he cleaned up foul places and made them sweet.

In times of stress and danger such as come about as the result of an epidemic, many tragic and cruel phases of human nature are brought out, as well as many brave and unselfish ones.

When you want to encourage a greater sense of responsibility in others (and yourself), emphasize the anticipation of accomplishment, not the penalties for failure.

Believe in gold and thou shalt never settle for silver.

You are a blue rose, Letti. It’s almost impossible that you exist amongst the other roses but you do. You bring wonder to those who are lucky enough to find you.

Beautiful things have been broken before…

Talent is nothing without persistence.

What has life given me? The beginning is fire, the end is a heap of ashes, and between the end and the beginning lies all the pain in the world.

... my heart skips a beat. Seriously, like a CD from the public library, it goes ZZebbTTT and skips.

Out of the current confusion of ideals and and confounding of career hopes, a calm recognition may yet emerge that productive labor is the foundation of all prosperity.

When the point of education becomes the production of credentials rather than the cultivation of knowledge, it forfeits the motive recognized by Aristotle: "All human beings by nature desire to know.

Relationships take work. It isn’t true love if things go smoothly.

Oh has thou forgotten how soon we must sever? Oh hast thou forgotten this day we must part? It may be for years and it may be forever Oh why art thou silent thou voice of my heart?

Prayer is the spiritual gymnasium in which we exercise and practice godliness.

My company has had a safety program for 150 years. The program was instituted as a result of a French law requiring an explosives manufacturer to live on the premises with his family.

I think one of the best words in the English language is 'compassion.' I think it holds everything. It holds love, it holds care... and if everybody just did something. We all make a difference.

I want my home to look good, feel good, and smell good. I want it to be inclusive, to reflect the people who live there.