“It's too bad we're not all teddy bears. More stuffing would only make us cuter and cuddlier.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“No one is without troubles, without personal hardships and genuine challenges. That fact may not be obvious because most people don't advertise their woes and heartaches. But nobody, not even the purest heart, escapes life without suffering battle scars.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Friendship is not about ships—no matter how big and fancy and expensive the yacht is.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“I hate it when storm clouds roll in, heralded by dazzling claps of thunder and lightning that boast an ocean of tears. This majestic performance of bad temper manages to overshadow my pathetic attempts at pouting. No one broods like Mother Nature, hence she steals all the attention I was sulking after.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“I prefer to solve the world's problems. They never seem as complicated as my own.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Happiness has two hands: one with strength for lifting up heavy hearts and a gentle hand for tickling.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Nothing in this world compares to the comfort and security of having someone just hold your hand.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Announcing the intended arrival of some people is kind of like issuing a hurricane warning.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Prayer: The act of falling to your knees in pleading fashion, seeking help from a greater power than all else to have failed you previously.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“During an especially noisy elementary school assembly I witnessed a common marvel. Someone spoke,"Once upon a time..." into the mic, and the room hushed. Such magic never ceases to amaze me.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“If you invest nothing, the reward is worth little.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Okay, let's put this another way―if what you're about to say wouldn't look good permanently engraved on your tombstone, bite your tongue.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Eyes, so easily deceived, might judge more rightly with lids closed, allowing ears and heart to remain wide open."
from "The Beauty of Ugh”
Source: I am not Frazzle!: And other stories for grown-ups
“Physical attractiveness is no indicator of an individual's beauty."
from "The Beauty of Ugh”
Source: I am not Frazzle!: And other stories for grown-ups
“I am grateful for hands to tickle with. Not so grateful for that process in reverse, however.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Kind words are salve to a cankered soul; spread generously.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Night helps us appreciate daylight, while lengthy days make us yearn for a good stretch of night.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“I wish upon a glimmering star,
My hopes as distant and as far.
So if this wish does not come true,
I’m thankful for the few that do.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“I live in two unique worlds, traveling between both with just the opening or closing of my eyes.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“The happiest adults are those who never buried old toys or abandoned imaginary friends.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“I might be tempted to socialize more if the conversations taking place around me were half as interesting as the dialogue going on inside my head.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Eyes speak louder than words; life is precious; hate is poison; God is the best of all possible friends; silence and time are valuable treasures; happiness can be just as powerful in pretend; and soft licorice is a temptation in any color, especially exotic black.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Thank you,” I managed to say.
Replying with a nod, he approached my horse. “Here, let me help you—”
I slipped down myself before he could lend a hand, keeping the fur hide in my possession. “I’m not suddenly incapable because I wear a dress, Thaddeus.”
“I wasn’t suggesting…” Wisely, he let the issue drop.
Lifting an arm, he offered it to me. That’s when I noticed my sword in sheath belted to his waist.
“That’s mine!” I declared, reaching for the hilt.
Thaddeus managed a quick side-step. He hardened his jaw at my look of incredulity. I would only wait momentarily for an explanation.
“I know the sword is yours, Catherine, everyone knows that. But you’re too beautiful tonight to ruin that radiant look with an ugly, leather belt strapped about you.”
I was starting to think the man was using compliments as a weapon to defend himself against me. It did work to temper my anger somewhat.
“I brought the sword as a cautionary act in case those nasty werewolves show up. Seeing how I’ll be standing beside you all evening, the blade will be at your disposal if needed.”
I accepted his reasoning and stood down.
“Besides,” Thaddeus added, apparently feeling safe, “what’s yours is mine now anyway.”
I glared at the fool. “That works both ways, you know.”
He rolled his eyes and shrugged. “If it must.”
Again, he offered me his arm which I grudgingly accepted.”
Source: The Tarishe Curse
“Turn around… you’ve got grass and dead flowers…”
My fingers naturally began to comb through my long, black strands, shaking things loose as Sarti carefully removed more stubborn pieces. The flowers were left over from my forced marriage to Thaddeus. The grass, from a sensual night with Kresh on an eve of my honeymoon. Devilish irony.”
Source: The Tarishe Curse
“Few realize how loud their expressions really are. Be kind with what you wordlessly say.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“I do listen. I just wait for the words to stop and your eyes to speak.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“My life is a fairy tale stuck at the climax.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“A society built upon a foundation of vengeance is a society doomed to destroy itself.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“I wish I could fly.
I wish I were rich.
I wish I had more time.”
“But you can, and you are, and you do;
I wish you would open your eyes.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“I wish the hearts of human beings pumped with kind desires.
I wish every gaze landed on the eyes of others compassionately.
I wish hatred, envy, and vengeance were alien concepts to humankind.
I wish the precious worth of every soul was universally understood.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Never judge another knight without first knowing the strength and cunning of the dragons he fights.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Don’t quit.
When your latest efforts fail, don’t quit. When your performance is scoffed and ridiculed, don’t quit. When you’re told you have no talent, don’t quit. When you come in dead last, don’t quit. When it seems an uphill fight to keep going, don’t quit. When you can’t see any possible way to achieve your goals, don’t quit. When your last supporter is you alone, don’t quit. When discouragement and depression seem your constant companion, don’t quit. When you feel like quitting, don’t quit.
Time and time again you will crave relief from the harsh fight of trying to succeed. You will falsely think that quitting will bring peace and reprieve, but alas, only regret and disappointment await the quitter. Victory means never ever quitting.
So don’t quit.
Do not quit.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Of all the magic words in existence, words of kindness create the greatest transformation spells.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Bad habits are spiraling slides that drag you round and round down the narrowing end of a cone that eventually ends up in a dark, tight, confining spot.
Good habits are hooked wings that steadily grow in girth and strength. At first, they grasp and climb until those beautiful wings can lift the bearer out of the darkness and above the clouds to heights few ever experience.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“I slay dragons at night while you sleep.
I see by the way your face contorts how they exist in your dreams.
Willing a magic sword, I plunge into your deepest nightmares and swing at the beasts with all my might, dodging flames exhaled by monsters that would eat me alive to go on torturing the fair one I love. I see your face relax, eyes still drowsily closed, when the mighty dragon is slain.
It may be that my fingers rub soft circles on your forehead as I imagine my brave fight as a knight reclaiming your dreams. You smile under the spell of my touch, and I am rewarded. And so, my love, as I await the dawn, I stand ready to slay dragons while you sleep.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Everything in the world that happens to you may be someone else's doing; I'll grant you that. But what you do with it, how you react to it, what you make of yourself in the midst of it all—that's totally you.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“There are trials in life that feel as tremendous as a quest to slay dragons. These trials are daunting. They require hard work, determination, and courage. But when the dragon is finally slain, the relief is immense.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Nothing remains idle and thrives. Life needs a moving force to prevent the devastating effects of stagnancy. That is why life employs change.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Habits grow like dragons if you feed them.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Nothing can squelch your fire except turning your back on the thing that fuels it.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“A dragon grows in leaps and bounds,
Like troubles mounting by the pound.
Its stature heightens day to day,
Imposing dread and deep dismay.
A paralyzing roar it gains
While from its snout hot fire rains.
It sees you shrink. Your fear it knows.
And by the hour the nightmare grows.
Unless you slay the dragon soon,
Your troubles may become your doom.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Dragons are a manifestation of things we fear. More often than not, those fears prove to be just as daunting and just as imaginary.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“There should ne’er be a time
When a duty or dime
Doth outshine
The importance of family.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Twitter is a serious writing distraction.
As are grapefruits.
The two have nothing else in common.”
“I shall ne'er chase rainbows again,
Knowing no pot o' gold awaits at the end.
My Irish treasure is not there.
For ye, my love, abide with me here.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“It’s simply this:
the Irish kiss,
a snog o’ bliss,
be blessed luck
from any miss.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Reading...
inspires,
enlightens,
nurtures,
refines,
educates,
informs,
transforms,
persuades,
challenges,
engages,
entertains,
mesmerizes,
captivates,
gratifies,
rewards,
quiets,
and calms.
Granted, it won't get the dishes done,
but sacrifices must be made.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Your weaknesses may not seem overwhelming, but they will create the biggest problems you face.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Las palabras nunca desaparecen, sino que hacen eco para la eternidad. Deja que tu eco suene dulce.”
“Artistry exists in everyone. What makes it blossom is a soul's personal desire to find an outlet for expression.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year