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Mortal lovers must not try to remain at the first step; for lasting passion is the dream of a harlot and from it we wake in despair.
C. S. Lewis

60 Notes

Oh what a tangled web
we weave when first
we practice to
deceive.
Walter Scott, Marmion, 1808.

5 Notes

I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole
Malcolm X

4 Notes

The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.
Dorothy Parker

1 Notes

The truth will
set you free,
but first it will
piss you off.
Gloria Steinem

33445 Notes

When I first met you, I felt a kind of contradiction in you. You’re seeking something, but at the same time, you are running away for all you’re worth.
Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

390 Notes

Ever since the first day I’d seen him, none of my thoughts made sense. My entire world had turned upside-down, and I had no explanation why.
Michelle Madow, Remembrance

26769 Notes

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9 Notes

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
Arthur Schopenhauer

6092 Notes

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.
John Pierpont

199 Notes

In the instant their lips first met, there was a flicker of something almost electrical that made him believe the feeling would last forever.
Nicholas Sparks, The Guardian (via simply-quotes)

8 Notes

If at first you don’t succeed,
try, try again.
Then quit.
There’s
no point in being
a damn fool about it
W. C. Fields (via thewinterwind)

10 Notes

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.
Christopher Reeve (via thewinterwind)

2 Notes

Most of the basic truths of life sound absurd at first hearing.
Elizabeth Goudge (via thewinterwind)

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Does he treat you with respect at all times? That’s the first question. The second question is, if he is the exact same person twenty years from now that he is today, would you still want to marry him? And finally, does he inspire to be a better person? You find someone you can answer yes to all three, then you’ve found a good man.
Colleen Hoover, Slammed (via simply-quotes)
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