John > John's Quotes

“A sibling would be the one person in the whole world who would be with you from birth until death. At every step, she or he would be there.”
― John Shors, Beside a Burning Sea

“How can you say goodbye to someone who is a part of you?”
― John Shors, Beside a Burning Sea

“Loved ones are sometimes taken from us, either by death or other circumstances outside our control. Yes, we should lament their departure and yes, we should pray for them often. But we shouldn't dwell so deeply upon such vacancies that life itself becomes empty.”
― John Shors, Beneath a Marble Sky

“without you there is only me, and with you there is us.”
― John Shors, Beneath a Marble Sky

“Many fear death. But I do not. For I've tasted the oneness we call love. Death cannot steal it. Nor temper it. No, I'll take my love with me, wherever I travel. And it shall endure.”
― John Shors, Beneath a Marble Sky

“Musuh membiak seperti tikus. Kau injak mereka, kau racun mereka, kau bakar mereka, akan lebih banyak lagi yang muncul! Tidak ada bedanya apakah kau hidup pada masa perang atau damai, makmur atau kelaparan! Musuh selalu menyusun rencana di belakangmu.
(Shah Jahan dalam Taj Mahal, Kisah Cinta Abadi)”
― John Shors

“Never deny yourself love, my child. For to deny love is to deny God's greatest gift. And who are we to deny God?”
― John Shors, Beneath a Marble Sky

“I wondered then why children played so in the river, but adults ceased to see it with the same eyes. Why couldn't we embrace such simple joys?”
― John Shors, Beneath a Marble Sky

“They say all things end. But I say all things begin.”
― John Shors, Beside a Burning Sea

“I'll treasure every day that I have with you. For I've known what life was like before you and..and since you, and as far as I'm concerned, these are two different lives. And one makes me so very much happier that the other.”
― John Shors, Beside a Burning Sea

“Ultimately, my love saved me, for my love gave me strength. At night, when sleep was sunwilling to rescue me, I gritted my teeth and devoured my fondest memories.”
― John Shors, Beneath a Marble Sky

“Do the strong cry every night for a month? she asked softly.
When they need to, I countered, clasping her hand. Women, Arjumand, women are taught that there's no strength in our tears. But why are one's tears powerless, if those tears lead to insight, or a sense of peace?”
― John Shors, Beneath a Marble Sky

“I believe that people who find each other in this life will find each other in the next.”
― John Shors, Beside a Burning Sea

“You shine...such a light on me.”
― John Shors, Dragon House

“A Reason? People always say that. But only pepole who haven't really suffered talk about reasons. Because that's so much eaiser to say than to hear. What's the reason that our patients die? That they'll never walk again? That we've treated children whose limbs have been blown off? For that matter what's the reason for this hideous war?”
― John Shors, Beside a Burning Sea

“I'm not trying to save the world, much of it is not worth saving.”
― John Shors, Beside a Burning Sea

“...and when the twilight of that ride is finally upon us, we will look at the trail we have taken and at the signs of our passage. And though our tears will be many, we will know that great lives have been lived, and that our memories will forever bind us together.”
― John Shors, Beside a Burning Sea

“The body can survive while the soul dies.”
― John Shors, Beside a Burning Sea