At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed.
If I told you, you might be forced to lie about it. Not that you aren't really good at it, but why put an old man in that position?
You can't do extraordinary things in the world if you're spending time criticizing others because they don't look or behave the way you think they should.
I finally figured out that not every crisis can be managed. As much as we want to keep ourselves safe, we can't protect ourselves from everything. If we want to embrace life, we also have to embrace chaos.
ignore the pain, play through it.
Anything worth having is worth fighting for.
Something snapped inside her. “Of course I’m afraid! Relationships do bad things to me. ” He started to respond, but the pain had gone on long enough, and she didn’t want to hear it. “You know what I want? I want peace. I want a good job and a decent place to live. I want to read books and listen to music and have time to make some female friendships that are going to last. When I wake up in the morning, I want to know that I have a decent shot at being happy. And here’s what’s really sad. Until I met you, I was almost there.
When I'm at the gym, I think about chicks, going to the beach, and looking good. I do it for the girls.
It's quite strange in fashion, and it's probably the same with movies and acting - the big choice is between being radical, making a choice that will be more specific that will reach less people but will be very strong and very directional, and making a choice that will be more popular and catch the interest of a large group of people. Sometimes people are trying to push you in one direction or another.
The soul that has been enriched by communion with God will not be dismayed by isolation but will welcome solitude. He will seek not the crowd but the closet, and emerging will never walk alone, for he has unseen companionship.
It scares me to think that one day I'm not going to be in school anymore.