“An inexhaustible imagination is the fountain of youth.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“If there weren’t so many interesting conversations taking place inside my head, I might venture to speak out loud.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“If you ever expect to write fairy tales, you've got to get your head in the clouds.”
“The magic of reading happens when an author’s written work strings you along until your imagination, aware of your wants, molds the tale into an extraordinary world to be visited frequently—perhaps dwelt in for years.”
“You are the only being exactly like you who will ever grace this earth. That makes you extraordinary.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“I claim the right to be who I want to be. Regardless of my choice, I will find those who agree and those who don't. I will gain support, and I will confront opposition, but I will stand firmly as me.
It is my choice.
It is the only real choice I have to make.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“You do not need to be perfect or popular or profitable with your endeavors. You should, however, be passionate about them.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Passion is that inner fire that keeps you moving when the engines have all cooled down.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“How do you ignite your passion? It takes only a spark. A forward step, an inspired word, a bold attempt, a look, a nudge—anything that sets off a flicker of excitement. When it is your passion, the smallest thing can ignite it.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“When we all part from this life and gather on the other side, the only thing each of us will have to share is his own story.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Death lurks in the shadows, just out of view.
Now and then I see his reaching hand, uncertain of the blurry image that passes before my eyes, but conscious of the crippling influence of his touch.
Some say Death rears an ugly head, so hideous a view the beholder can scarcely gasp their last breath. Others call him beautiful, a sweet relief to look upon. But these are rumors babbled by the unknowing. For Death is like the gorgon, Medusa, who when perceived, turns the body to stone.
Those who know Death take the knowledge of his shadowed face with them to wherever it is he leads our dearly departed by the hand. All who are left behind must wait their turn to glance into the eyes of the one who will close our mouths forever.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Beauty is not love.
Money is not happiness.
Fame is not friendship.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“The glory of fame isn't in having so many people know you, but in having so many people know you care. Otherwise, it's like being drawn to a fire to find no warmth.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Knowledge gained is as useless as pride
if filed away and never applied.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it's enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“School is about gaining knowledge.
Relationships are about gaining knowledge.
Talents and abilities are about gaining knowledge.
The world in its universe is about gaining knowledge.
Your very existence in time is about gaining knowledge.
If the days are passing by and you are not gaining knowledge, seriously stop and examine why not.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Our greatest duty to our children is to love them first. Secondly, it is to teach them. Not to frighten, force, or intimidate our children into submission, but to effectively teach them so that they have the knowledge and tools to govern themselves.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“You can teach a person all you know, but only experience will convince him that what you say is true.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Friends are the real superheroes. They battle our worst enemies—loneliness, grief, anxiety, depression, fear, and doubt—every time they come around.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Friends are the artists who paint happy lips on your face.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Honesty amounts to cruelty if it is not delivered with loving kindness. Keep this in mind the next time you are “just being honest.”
Source: Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year
“I don't so much mind looking back on having lost the election, or having been denied a role in the play, or having had my novel repeatedly rejected, or having been turned down for a date, or recalling laughter at my expense when I attempted some silly challenge. Those things simply prove that I lived life. What I do mind, however, is looking back on the lost opportunities where imagined concerns kept me from even trying—lose or win. I've learned that there is no regret in a brave attempt, only in cowering to fear.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“A poet is simply an artist whose medium is human emotions. A poet chisels away at our own sensibilities, shaping our vision while molding our hearts. A poet wraps words around our own feelings and presents them as fresh gifts to humanity.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“To the romantic soul, the rituals of Valentine's Day echo every day of the year.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“There are far too many silent sufferers. Not because they don't yearn to reach out, but because they've tried and found no one who cares.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Laughing at yourself does more to heal the heart and mind than any medicine. Discouragement and despair cower under a good dose of laughter.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“When a soul is saved, raised up out of the black abyss of despair, it never means as much to anyone else as it does to the one rescued.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Discouragement is like a scorpion in your shoe; it takes courage to toss it out so you can move on.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Despair is not for the living
but for those unable to rise and continue;
they are the only souls with a right to it.
It is an end where breath and strength and will
have vanished, leaving no way to persevere.
To sink into the abyss that is despair
is to suffer an existence far worse than death;
therefore, cling to its enemy, our ally—hope.
For life goes on,
and we must not live in despair.
We must not.”
Source: Eena, The Two Sisters
“Powerlessness is an excruciating pain; it is torture insurmountable.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Moisture falls from the sky, cleansing the world and sustaining precious life. But it's the gloom—the cold, dark air—that receives notice. We fail to see the miracle of raindrops through our own tears.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“As ofttimes as it rains on my little spot of earth, you'd think I'd grow accustomed to the gloom.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“A Wish on the Sun"
"I see the world beyond a tiny window that allows a glimpse of Heaven into my life. Those who dwell in that enviable light cannot hear me through the glass that muffles my cries. They do not appear to see my face pressed against this barrier.
I watch them live, carefree and smiling. Even when our eyes lock—mine wide and weary—theirs squint beyond notice of me. They can't peer past the glass, the sunlight glaring off its surface. They don't see me. They won't see me.
I make a wish on the sun, staring into its fiery brightness, imagining it blinding me to the beauty beyond my reach. Would my hell feel so awful then? The sun, this nearest star, absorbs my deepest wish for the thousandth time. 'Save me! Hold my hand! Pretend to care!'
The light is blocked by a figure stepping past my window, and I feel the universe turn its cold shoulder on me. Despair smothers the hope that made my lips move in utterance of a desperate wish. It ebbs and weakens, but it does not die. The flicker of an ember remains, enough to ignite hope again—another time.
All storms eventually cease, do they not?
Once more, I press my face against the glass to view a glimpse of Heaven lived by the undeserving. I savor the sunlight, the only thing powerful enough to penetrate the window that bars me in hell. The warm rays touch me. I imagine God's fingers caressing my face—and the dying ember of hope suddenly inflames.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“There is a point when the anguished soul finally despairs. A moment in life when the heart, the will, even the spirit crumbles. Some say that after much grief and drowning in tears, it is possible to pick up the pieces and carefully repair what was shattered.
I say nay.
For the chains of despair have no key, and the soul destroyed by that monster can never hope to be unaffected. There are things done that cannot be undone.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“I settle into my imagination so that I might be someone when the real world tells me I'm no one.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“I love words. I crave descriptions that overwhelm my imagination with vivid detail. I dwell on phrases that make my heart thrum. I cherish expressions that pierce my emotions and force the tears to spill over. In essence, I long for a writer's soul sealed in ink on the page.”
“Evil destroys things. Everything. Including itself.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Perhaps, if you weren't so busy regarding my shortcomings, you'd find that I do possess redeeming qualities, discreet as they may be. I notice when the sky is blue. I smile down at children. I laugh at any innocent attempt at humor. I quietly carry the burdens of others as though they were my own. And I say 'I'm sorry' when you don't. I am not without fault, but I am not without goodness either.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Kindness is a magical spell—performed by enlightened beings—meant to enchant hearts and lift weary souls that they might fly.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Lift up your eyes and see the good in the world, for we are people with an amazing capacity to do great good. And if only the minority choose to exercise this capacity to the smallest degree, oh how wondrous and sweet the deeds performed at but a few hands!”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Gratitude highlights the good in what is.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“I wish everyone had someone who never popped their balloons.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“I believe life is an education meant to teach us the need to be better people. And I believe this learning often takes place through trial and error which may mean being an awful person at times before clearly seeing and grasping the necessity to improve. If you don't agree with me, just ask Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge. I think Charles Dickens got it quite right.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Be good.
See good.
Choose good.
It's a no-brainer.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Kindness is still the best antidote.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Choose to be good and kind and tolerant regardless of the situation or who's involved, because life is more a matter of developing character than of dishing out just rewards.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Evil exists in this world because it has its place. For had you never sat blindly through the darkness of night, your eyes wouldn't turn toward the sunrise to appreciate its warmth and illumination.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“I see the good in the world because I choose to. I don't imagine that it's there; it's there waiting to be noticed.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Be nice. Be good. Be happy.
If people everywhere were to keep to this simple creed, there'd be few problems left in the world to fret about.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Some decisions in life naturally lead to an unhappy ending, leaving you sinking by degrees in a lake of quicksand. And, unless someone reaches to pull you out, chances are you will drown in the consequences.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year