Bibi Paterson > Bibi's Quotes

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
― Steve Jobs

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

“It’s an artist’s job to show people the world they live in. We hold up mirrors.”
― Neil Gaiman, Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders

“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

“You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

“My course is set for an uncharted sea.”
― Dante Alighieri

“I went to collect the few personal belongings which...I held to be invaluable: my cat, my resolve to travel, and my solitude.”
― Colette

“You couldn't relive your life, skipping the awful parts, without losing what made it worthwhile. You had to accept it as a whole--like the world, or the person you loved.”
― Stewart O'Nan, The Odds: A Love Story

“I like you very much. Just as you are.”
― Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones’s Diary

“To douchebags!" he said, gesturing to Brad. "And to girls that break your heart," he bowed his head to me. His eyes lost focus. "And to the absolute fucking horror of losing your best friend because you were stupid enough to fall in love with her.”
― Jamie McGuire, Beautiful Disaster

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde

“If you love what you do and are willing to do what it takes, it's within your reach. And it'll be worth every minute you spend alone at night, thinking and thinking about what it is you want to design or build. It'll be worth it, I promise.”
― Steve Wozniak

“Marry me Abby,” Taylor counters, his words a command and not a request, as he holds up a small blue box tied up with white ribbon. Taylor regards me quietly and then starts to speak with absolute conviction, “You are mine Abby, and you will marry me.”
― Bibi Paterson, Thirty Days Have November

“I try to think of what I felt like before I met Taylor, but it is as if that girl no longer exists.”
― Bibi Paterson, Thirty Days Have September

“Because any Dom knows that the submissive is the one in control. He might wield the crop or the candle wax or the rope, but she holds the reins. Nothing happens without her consent.”
― Blue Kincaid, Five Weeks in December

“When I am an old woman I shall wear purple. With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.”
― Jenny Joseph, Warning: When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple

“I've been homesick for countries I've never been, and longed to be where I couldn't be.”
― John Cheever

“God save us from people who mean well.”
― Vikram Seth, A Suitable Boy

“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.”
― Sarah Williams

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison

“Nothing great in the world was accomplished without passion.”
― Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

“Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.”
― Wallace Stevens

“If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing.”
― Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“The mind I love must have wild places.”
― Katherine Mansfield

“The truth is, honey, I've enjoyed my life. I've had a hell of a good time.”
― Ava Gardner