❝I can get my head turned by a good-looking guy as much as the next girl. But sexy doesn’t impress me. Smart impresses me, strength of character impresses me. But most of all, I am impressed by kindness. Kindness, I think, comes from learning hard lessons well, from falling and picking yourself up. It comes from surviving failure and loss. It implies an understanding of the human condition, forgives its many flaws and quirks. When I see that in someone, it fills me with admiration.❞
— Lisa Unger, Beautiful Lies (via jececilia)
— Lisa Unger, Beautiful Lies (via jececilia)
Do for God, do for good. No matter what anyone else is doing or why.
There should be nothing but love and kindness driving your words and actions.You will never have to lie to defend yourself.
You will never feel shame for your attitude or behavior.
Pure intentions will almost always lead to positive outcomes.
And if not, you will at least have peace and clarity within yourself.
Be good, do good, let go of all else.
❝I learn a great deal by merely observing you, and letting you talk as long as you please, and taking note of what you do not say.❞
— T.S. Eliot (via jececilia)
— T.S. Eliot (via jececilia)
❝It’s a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you’re ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.❞
— Hugh Laurie (via perfect)
— Hugh Laurie (via perfect)
❝Indeed, the solitary reading experience is presented as an emotional investment, drawing out powerful and often unexpected depths of feeling that lead them to question who they are and how they perceive the world around them.❞
— Adam Reed (University of Surrey UK) - Henry and I: An Ethnographic Account of Men’s Fiction Reading. (via anthmusings)
— Adam Reed (University of Surrey UK) - Henry and I: An Ethnographic Account of Men’s Fiction Reading. (via anthmusings)
