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Goodness Quotes (page 190)

Victor Hugo quote: "As for methods of prayer, all are good, as long as they are..."
As for methods of prayer, all are good, as long as they are sincere. Victor Hugo
To hell with God damned "L'Amour." It always causes far more trouble than it is worth. Don't run after it. Don't court it. Keep it waiting off stage until you're good and ready for it and even then treat it with the suspicious disdain that it deserves... Noel Coward
Most times we only see things for the way we are. But we're good at lying to ourselves. Sometimes we need somebody who's not living in our skin to point out how things really are. Charles de Lint
When you write, you want fame, fortune and personal satisfaction. You want to write what you want to write and feel it's good, and you want this to go on for hundreds of years. You're not likely ever to get all these things, and you're not likely to give up writing and commit suicide if you don't, but that is -- and should be -- your goal. Anything else is kind of piddling. Dashiell Hammett
Theo knew enough about women and their clothes to recognize she was trying to strike an appropriate balance between... what? Between liking him and hating him? Between wanting to look good and not wanting to look too available? Just because he knew a mixed message when he saw one didn't mean he knew exactly which messages were being mixed Tad Williams
If that which we have found is the corruption of solitude, then what can men wish for save corruption? If this is the great evil of being alone, than what is good and what is evil? Ayn Rand
There is a frozen moment after a really good shot to the face. A moment of shock, or paralysis where all you can do is blink. Laurell K. Hamilton
The story is told that when Joe was a child his cousins emptied his Christmas stocking and replaced the gifts with horse manure. Joe took one look and bolted for the door, eyes glittering with excitement. 'Wait, Joe, where are you going? What did ol' Santa bring you?' According to the story Joe paused at the door for a piece of rope. 'Brought me a bran'-new pony but he got away. I'll catch 'em if I hurry.' And ever since then it seemed that Joe had been accepting more than his share of... Ken Kesey
Jane Austen quote: "[…] no man can be a good judge of the comforts a woman feels..."
[…] no man can be a good judge of the comforts a woman feels in the society of one of her own sex […] Jane Austen
Young man," he said, "understand this: there are two Londons. There's London Abovethat's where you livedand then there's London Belowthe Undersideinhabited by the people who fell through the cracks in the world. Now you're one of them. Good night. Neil Gaiman
I testify to you that our promised blessings are beyond measure. Though the storm clouds may gather, though the rains may pour down upon us, our knowledge of the gospel and our love of our Heavenly Father and of our Savior will comfort and sustain us and bring joy to our hearts as we walk uprightly and keep the commandments. My beloved brothers and sisters, fear not. Be of good cheer. The future is as bright as your faith. Thomas S. Monson
Although you feel relief now, this is likely to be the source of many sleepless nights for you. You will lie awake, look upon your heart, and find it unlovely. You will be certain that (...) you are the greatest of monsters. This is a good thing; although you may forgive yourself, you must never come to think that your actions were in any way justifiable. But- (...) Being a sane, honorable human being is not always comfortable. Mercedes Lackey
He had had his life and it was over and then he went on living it again with different people and more money, with the best of the same places, and some new ones. You kept from thinking and it was all marvellous. You were equipped with good insides so that you did not go to pieces that way, the way most of them had, and you made an attitude that you cared nothing for the work you used to do, now that you could no longer do it. Ernest Hemingway
...I knew that the moment I started worrying about whether or not I was good enough for the job, I wouldn't be able to do it. Madeleine L'Engle
Muddling along ... is the great secret to life... You take the good and the bad and cope as they happen" - Gallen in Intrigues Mercedes Lackey

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