Raina > Raina's Quotes

“Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, "It might have been.”
― Kurt Vonnegut

“One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.”
― Antonio Porchia

“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.”
― Thomas Campbell

“because a song can take you back instantly to a moment, or a place, or even a person. no matter what else has changed in you or the world, that one song stays the same, just like that moment.”
― Sarah Dessen

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

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

“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