Irene Vanessa > Irene Vanessa's Quotes

“I love staring at my books for hours just trying to decide which book to read next. Doing that is almost as fun as actually reading them.”
― Love The Stacks Bookstore

“Does the hatred you feel ever disappear? Or is it something that never goes away... No matter how many times you try to erase it? What I have always feared the most... Is myself. Because I, too, have hatred inside me.”
― Naoki Urasawa, PLUTO: 浦沢直樹 x 手塚治虫 005 [Pluto: Urasawa Naoki x Tezuka Osamu 005]

“It is always the best policy to tell the truth, unless of course you are an exceptionally good liar.”
― Jerome K. Jerome

“You’re right. In a world where doctors can cure cancer and do heart transplants, there isn’t a single pill to treat menstrual cramps.’ Her sister pointed at her own stomach. ‘The world wants our uterus to be drug-free. Like sacred grounds in a virgin forest.”
― Cho Nam-Joo, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

“Afinal, estamos todos de passagem pela vida uns dos outros de forma mais ou menos breve, e no processo, vivemos nós próprios também múltiplas vidas.

Se tivermos feitos alguma diferença na vida de alguém e se esse alguem tiver feito diferença na nossa, o tempo da nossa presença acaba por ser o que menos importa.”
― Ricardo Santo, Boarding Pass

“One very important aspect of this process is that a Theory can only be DISPROVED, it cannot be PROVED… Why Can’t Anything Be Proved? Although we often use the word “prove” in everyday life, strictly speaking, NOTHING CAN BE PROVED. This is simply because NO amount of evidence is sufficient – there’s always the possibility of new, conflicting, evidence.”
― Nigel C. Benson, Introducing Psychology: A Graphic Guide

“grief doesn’t only miss the past. it mourns the future”
― Esther Roseglenn, Echoes of Love: 100 Reflections for the Grieving Heart: Gentle Support for Grief and Life After the Loss of a Loved One