Tess > Tess's Quotes

“I am not eccentric. It's just that I am more alive than most people. I am an unpopular electric eel set in a pond of catfish.”
― Edith Sitwell

“Books. Cats. Life is Good.”
― Edward Gorey

“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ralph Waldo Emerson on Self Reliance

“I pray thee, sir, forgive me for the mess/And whether I shot first, I'll not confess.
- Han Solo”
― Ian Doescher, William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope

“The sad truth is the truth is sad.”
― Lemony Snicket, The Hostile Hospital

“Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ”
― Carrie Fisher

“The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson

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

“I guess I was a mystery even to myself.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“There's nothing wrong with enjoying looking at the surface of the ocean itself, except that when you finally see what goes on underwater,you realize that you've been missing the whole point of the ocean. Staying on the surface all the time is like going to the circus and staring at the outside of the tent.”
― Dave Barry

“Libraries don't keep secrets; they reveal them.”
― Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

“I finally found my rhythm when I realized that even the steps backward were part of the dance.”
― Melody Godfred, Self Love Poetry: For Thinkers & Feelers

“The whole world is a very narrow bridge. And the most important thing is not to be afraid.”
― Rebbe Nachman of Breslov