Mariam Sayed > Mariam's Quotes

“My brother believed in all sorts of mythical creatures: pixies, dragons, werewolves, honest men.”
― Jodi Picoult, The Storyteller

“Religion isn't in your DNA. you don't believe just because your parents believe.”
― Jodi Picoult, The Storyteller

“History isn't about dates and places and wars. It's about the people who fill the spaces between them.”
― Jodi Picoult, The Storyteller

“Good people are good people; religion has nothing to do with it.”
― Jodi Picoult, The Storyteller

“I don't believe in God. But sitting there, in a room full of those who feel otherwise, I realize that I do believe in people. In their strength to help each other, and to thrive in spite of the odds, I believe that the extraordinary trumps the ordinary, any day. I believe that having something to hope for -- even if it's just a better tomorrow -- is the most powerful drug on this planet.”
― Jodi Picoult, The Storyteller

“be a good listener, don't judge and don't put boundaries on someone else's grief.”
― Jodi Picoult, The Storyteller

“Forgiveness is spiritual. Punishment is legal," Leo says. "They're not mutually exclusive.”
― Jodi Picoult, The Storyteller

“There are so many ways to betray someone.
You can whisper behind his back.
You can deceive him on purpose.
You can deliver him into the hands of his enemy, when he trusts you.
You can break a promise.
The question is, if you do any of those things, are you also betraying yourself?”
― Jodi Picoult, The Storyteller

“Life is short. People are not easy to know. They're not easy to know, so if you don't tell them how you feel, you're not going to get anywhere, I feel.”
― Nina Simone

“You don't have to live next to me / Just give me my equality.”
― Nina Simone

“I have not learned how often I
Can win, can love, but choose to die.”
― W.D. Snodgrass

“Women can resist a man's love, a man's fame, a man's personal appearance, and a man's money, but they cannot resist a man's tongue when he knows how to talk to them.”
― Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White

“… Who cares about the crowded, broad road? I’ll walk the single-plank bridge into the night…”
― 墨香铜臭, 魔道祖师 [Mó Dào Zǔ Shī]

“Wei WuXian smiled again, “Do you know why I’m not carrying my sword? It wouldn’t make a difference if I told you anyways.”

He turned around, stating one word at a time, “Because I want you to know that even if I don’t use my sword, with nothing but what you call a ‘crooked path,' I will still rise unparalleled and leave all of you staring at me from behind.”
― 墨香铜臭, 魔道祖师 [Mó Dào Zǔ Shī]