Jennifer Oberth > Jennifer's Quotes

“When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Boscombe Valley Mystery: A Sherlock Holmes Short Story

“You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Complete Sherlock Holmes

“What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?”
― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

“The dream is to keep surprising yourself, never mind the audience”
― Tom Hiddleston

“When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching -- they are your family. ”
― Jim Butcher

“The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.”
― Martha Washington

“If you know someone who tries to drown their sorrows, you might tell them sorrows know how to swim.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

“Instruction for life:

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

Follow the three R's:
- Respect for self.
- Respect for others.
- Responsibility for all your actions.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.”
― H. Jackson Brown, Jr., Life's Little Instruction Book

“There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you.”
― Beatrix Potter

“Memory is not to remember; memory is the job of calendars. To remember is to ache, yearn, lust, feel - hear a song and how does your heart sing? A poem, and what stirs? A picture of a loved one - do you tremble? Remembrance! That is remembrance!” Chapter 8, Exit Eleonora”
― Richard R. Allan

“Break my heart. Break it a thousand times if you like. It was only ever yours to break anyway.”
― Kiera Cass, The One

“In October, political advertisements bloom on all the signboards and at the interstate exits. If there is a space, there is a sign. They will stay there long after the elections, in fact until storms batter them down. Candidates are supposed to take them down the day after the election, but I have yet to see that happen. Half the candidates are too happy to bother; the others are too depressed.”
― Anne George, Murder on a Girls' Night Out

“I kept always two books in my pocket, one to read, one to write in.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson, Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson