Ridorkulous Quotes

“What’s your idea of the perfect gift, then?” “Books,” she answers without hesitation.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“Can you forgive me?” “You gave me a book,” I say. “Of course I can forgive you.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. —Helen Keller”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground. —Rosa Parks”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“Forget about this boy. If he doesn’t see you for the prize you are, then he’s as useless as a fart in a fan factory.” “Maybe it’s the moonshine talking, but I think you’re a genius.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“Life itself is worth living for. If you’re not living the life that you want, you fight for that life. —Jensen Ackles”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“Half the fun of Christmas morning was the anticipation of getting something you’d been wanting forever.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“Pride and Prejudice. Not a first edition, but inside he’s written a quote from the book along with the clue. I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“I know you’re unhappy, but things are better for you now.” She puts a hand on my knee, shaking it briefly. “Doesn’t matter what happens with that fella.” “I guess.” “Don’t you give me that offhand baloney. It’s about more than romance. You have friends. You’re living your life instead of going through the motions and hiding yourself from the world.” “It’s just . . . I’m not sure it’s worth the risk.” “Oh, sugar, it’s always worth the risk. Your grandpappy has been dead for twenty years and even though I’ve now had more time without him than I had with him, and even though sometimes he made me madder than a spitting hen, I would do it all over again. Even knowing the pain. One second of happiness is better than nothing at all.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“Granny nods. “Here.” She leans down and grabs a mason jar from under the chair. “Have some moonshine.” “That’s not going to help anything.” “Well, it ain’t gonna hurt nothing either unless you drink too much. But it’s like I always say. Life should be full of moon words. Moonlight kisses and moonshine and your ol’ grandpappy mooning me from the front yard.” She holds the mason jar higher, extending it toward me.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“I don’t feel worshipped now, I’m more . . . wrung out to dry. Discarded like four-day-old casserole.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“Granny always says there ain’t nothing that can’t be fixed with some good grub or a little moonshine.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“Then we’re in the small shower, my back against the cold tile and his under the stream of hot water. Rivets slide down his golden skin, pulled tight over lean muscle.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“If you can’t do it with feeling, don’t. —Patsy Cline”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“Why do they sell hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight?” I ask. “It just plain don’t make sense.” She leans over and kisses me, then leans back with a smile. “The world is full of things that don’t make sense.” “It really is, like, why do people give flowers to people for special occasions? I mean, it’s kinda arbitrary. What’s the point?” She nods and tucks one hand under her head. I have her other hand in mine, our fingers playing and tracing and feeling. “Actually, the history of flower giving can be traced back to ancient Greece, when it was thought that flowers were associated with the gods. And in Turkey, they assigned meanings to different flowers, which then was adopted by Victorian culture as a part of the courting ritual. In Japan, it’s called hanakotoba, where various plants are used for passwords and codes.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“If you can be content right now, then you’ll always be content, because it’s always right now. —Willie Nelson”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“Ihave decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. —Martin Luther King Jr.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“It’s your life. There are no rules.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“Darn it all to Dante.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“Every hero doesn’t do this great big hero thing. They do the simple thing over and over, and they stick to it. —Matthew McConaughey”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. ―Mark Twain”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“alcohol has a lower boiling point than water, so boiling filters out the alcohol.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“That girl came out of the womb with a sense of the world around her. Asked more questions than anyone and was never satisfied until she knew it all. So curious and aware of everything, and yet it was almost too much. Never seen any child so scared to do anything.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“Holy Pythagoras.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“Passionate?” Her head tips to one side. “You know, isolate the things that make you inordinately happy. Or even angry. Anything that excites you. You could even create a separate list for each subject, listing the pros and cons.” Her brows furrow. “I’ve been struggling with this for more than a year, and yet you make it sound so easy.” “It is. You’re already doing the hard part.” “What do you mean?” I shift closer to her. “That day, in the housing office, when I took the flyer and ran. You didn’t give up or stay behind. You followed me. When we had to jump in the kiddie pool full of whipped cream, you were green around the gills and pale as a ghost. But you still did it.” Her mouth pops open and she’s staring at me like I’ve sprouted three heads. But I keep talking. “You’ll be okay. You’ll find your path. Maybe you’ll pick the wrong major, or maybe you won’t. Maybe it will be the best thing you’ve ever done.” She blinks at me, still processing my words. “Maybe. Either way, I have to pick soon. I’m running out of time.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“You’re lucky. I wish I were so smart.” Maybe then I could graduate early and help my parents that much sooner. “Except I can’t even decide on a major.” “Why not? She blinks. “It’s hard to explain. I’m . . .” She glances away and then back. “I’m a polymath.” “A what now?” “It’s a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning. Someone whose expertise spans a significant number of subject areas. The term itself is a derivative of poly, meaning many, and manthanein, a Greek verb meaning to learn.” I stare at her. “Reese, this is amazing.” She won’t meet my eyes. Instead, she picks up the pillow and holds it in her lap, fidgeting with the fabric at the corner. “You can literally do anything.” “But don’t you see?” Her eyes meet mine, flashing in frustration. “It’s impossible to pick only one thing. Our current global economy is hyperspecialized, while I’m a student of all things but a master of none. My parents are brilliant artists. Scarlett is a brilliant chef. I am more of a jack-of-all-trades. I can’t find any one specific thing I want to learn or excel at above all others.” “Huh. I still can’t see this as a disadvantage. You’re so smart that the sky is the limit.” “But the whole point of college and picking a career is to find that limit. Isn’t it?” “I don’t know.” I never thought about it that way. “I think it’s more than that. It’s about doing something you enjoy, something you feel passionate about.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space. —Johnny Cash”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“You can only fail if you stop trying.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“He shrugs. “Can’t never could.” My brows lift. I’ve heard the expression before, one uttered by every Southerner over fifty at one point or another.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous

“ridorkulous.”
― Mary Frame, Ridorkulous