Kat > Kat's Quotes

“When you have dogs, you witness their uncomplaining acceptance of suffering, their bright desire to make the most of life in spite of the limitations of age and disease, their calm awareness of the approaching end when their final hours come. They accept death with a grace that I hope I will one day be brave enough to muster.”
― Dean Koontz, A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog

“You can't have many exclamation points left,' thought Anne, 'but no doubt the supply of italics is inexhaustible.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Windy Poplars

“I never fancied cats much till I found the First Mate," he remarked, to the accompaniment of the Mate's tremendous purrs. "I saved his life, and when you've saved a creature's life you're bound to love it. It's next thing to giving life.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams

“He was one of your wicked, fascinating men. After he got married he left off being fascinating and just kept on being wicked.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams

“A woman cannot ever be sure of not being married till she is buried, Mrs. Doctor, dear, and meanwhile I will make a batch of cherry pies.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams

“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.”
― Rudyard Kipling

“Evil is always possible. And goodness is eternally difficult.”
― Anne Rice, Interview with the Vampire

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
― St. Augustine

“What's the good of living if you don't try a few things?”
― Charles M. Schulz

“Because dogs live in the present. Because dogs don’t hold grudges. Because dogs let go of all of their anger daily, hourly, and never let it fester. They absolve and forgive with each passing minute. Every turn of a corner is the opportunity for a clean slate. Every bounce of a ball brings joy and the promise of a fresh chase.”
― Steven Rowley, Lily and the Octopus

“Because sometimes it’s nice to have memories. Don’t you have any favorite memories?” Lily thinks about this. “All of my memories are my favorite memories.” I’m amazed by this. “Even the bad ones?” “Dogs don’t remember bad memories.”
― Steven Rowley, Lily and the Octopus

“Za...” We were struck dumb again. D-Did he just say the anti-magic armor Zanaffar?! “Hey, Zel! This isn’t what you told us!” “Like I’m some expert!” Well, fair enough.”
― Hajime Kanzaka, The Silver Beast

“and for many years after, we all paid for his transgressions against God by sacrificing our Sunday mornings to the mind-numbing ritual of Mass.”
― Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and the Glory of Growing Up

“But you have to put yourself out there for these things; you have to be foolish and idealistic and take risks. You have to try.”
― Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and the Glory of Growing Up

“I like her because she takes her job seriously. But it seems to me that she doesn’t take herself too seriously.”
― Robert Hardman, Queen of Our Times: The Life of Queen Elizabeth II

“Nobody's life was untouched by loneliness; it was just a question of weather or not you were able to accept that loneliness for what it was. Put another way, everyone was lonely, and it was up to them whether they chose to bury that loneliness through relationships with other people, and if so, of what sort of intensity and depth.”
― Kikuko Tsumura, There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job

“Marriage wasn’t a solution. In fact, it felt like the most foolish thing to do - running straight into another draining world, one ruled by the institution of marriage, in-laws and patriarchy. Besides, it didn’t seem like any man was going to sweep me off my feet and turn me into a fool anytime soon - and that wasn’t something I wanted anyway.”
― Kim Hana, Two Women Living Together