Quotes - Helen Stower (Brisbane, 04, Australia) Showing 1-15 of 15

#1

“I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.”
― Woody Allen

tags: death, fear, humor, life

#2

“I’m not important. Everyone will do just fine without me,” I say.
“Who cares about everyone? What about me?”
― Veronica Roth, Insurgent

1231 likes

#3

“I'd love to tell you I had some deep revelation on my way down, that I came to terms with my own mortality, laughed in the face of death, et cetera.

The truth? My only thought was: Aaaaggghhhhh!”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

tags: facing-death, panic, percy-jackson

1034 likes

#4

“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

tags: attributed-no-source, friends, friendship, misattributed-albert-camus

93592 likes

#5

“Everyone has talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads.”
― Erica Jong

tags: courage, talent

4620 likes

#6

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

135592 likes

#7

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter

130272 likes

#8

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
― Nelson Mandela

tags: change, education

6286 likes

#9

“She believed, of course ... because without something to believe in, life would be intolerable.”
― Rosamunde Pilcher, The Shell Seekers

1928 likes

#10

“Tell me what you pay attention to and I will tell you who you are.”
― José Ortega y Gasset

tags: interests, personality, values

1934 likes

#11

“We did everything adults would do. What went wrong?”
― William Golding, Lord of the Flies

819 likes

#12

“Until we invent telepathy, books are our best choice for understanding the rest of humanity.”
― Christopher Paolini

tags: christopher, paolini

834 likes

#13

“No matter who you are, no matter where you live, and no matter how many people are chasing you, what you don't read is often as important as what you do read.”
― Lemony Snicket

tags: reading

1825 likes

#14

“Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.”
― Napoleon Bonaparte

tags: family, readers, reading

1499 likes

#15

“It’s a particular kind of pleasure, of intimacy, loving a book with someone.”
― Lily King, Writers & Lovers

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