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Quote by Alyson Noel

“Today's worries are yesterday's fears and tomorrow's stories.”

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Alyson Noel is an American author renowned for her young adult and fantasy novels. Born on December 3, 1965, she has made a substantial impact in the literary world with her imaginative storytelling and compelling characters. more

“People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is an active state, an act of expressing reverence or appreciation. To be entertained is a passive state--it is to receive pleasure afforded by an amusing act or a spectacle.... Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one's actions. Source: The Wisdom of Heschel”

“Anything whose presence or absence makes no discernible difference is no essential part of the whole.”

Whole Differences Essentials Absence

Book:The Poetics of Aristotle

Source: The Poetics of Aristotle

“He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.”

Wealth Poor Poverty Ten Goods

Book:The pilgrim's progress, from this world to that which is to come: delivered under the similitude of a dream: In three parts. Wherein are set forth the manner of his setting out; ... together with his happy arrival at the celestial city

Source: The pilgrim's progress, from this world to that which is to come: delivered under the similitude of a dream: In three parts. Wherein are set forth the manner of his setting out; ... together with his happy arrival at the celestial city

“Angel is right,"said Dr. G-H quickly. "This is my clumsy way of demonstrating." "Demonstrating what?" I was barely able to keep a snarl out of my voice. "How to get yourself beat up in one easy step?”

Way Said Able Easy Voice Steps Beats Angel Drs Clumsy Demonstrating

Book:Maximum Ride: Fang: Dystopian Science Fiction

Source: Maximum Ride: Fang: Dystopian Science Fiction

“Girls get screwed. Not that kind of screwed, what I mean is, they're always on the short end of things. The way things work, how guys feel great, but make girls feel cheap for doing exactly what they beg for. The way they get to play you, all the while claiming they love you and making you believe it's true. The way it's okay to gift their heart one day, a backhand the next, to move on to the apricot when the peach blushes and bruises. These things make me believe God's a man after all.”