Best Abandon Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

Source: Infinity: A Very Short Introduction

“When I was younger, I would cling to life because life was at the top of the turning wheel. But like the song of my gypsy-girl, the great wheel turns over and lands on a minor key. It is then that you come of age and life means nothing to you. To live, to die, to overdose, to fall in a coma in the street... it is all the same. It is only in the peach innocence of youth that life is at its crest on top of the wheel. And there being only life, the young cling to it, they fear death... And they should! ...For they are in life.”

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Book:The Wanderess

Source: The Wanderess

“Letting children “live their lives” isn’t about releasing them into the wild or abandoning them (though French school trips do feel a bit like that to me). It’s about acknowledging that children aren’t repositories for their parents’ ambitions or projects for their parents to perfect. They are separate and capable, with their own tastes, pleasures, and experiences of the world. They even have their own secrets.”

World Parent Perfect Pleasure Ambition Capable Abandon Project Separate

Book:Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting

Source: Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting

“I feared if I spoke I would no longer be happy, or would be so in a way that I did not want to be, and so I surrendered myself body and soul to the joy that was inundating my whole being and that I could see was mutual. My happiness so overwhelmed my senses that it reached the point where nature, drowning in supreme pleasure, exhausts itself. For the space of a minute I remained motionless, in intellectual contemplation and adoration of my own apotheosis. Sight and touch, which I had thought must be the main characters in this drama, played only secondary roles. My eyes desired no greater happiness than to remain fixed on the face of the creature charming them, while my touch, limited to my fingertips, feared to move, since it could conceive of no greater sensation.”

Love Sex Pleasure Sight Abandon Touch Orgasm

Book:The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1725 - 1798

Source: The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1725 - 1798

“Sadly, in too many cases surrender is having been ‘outrun’ by fear rather than having ‘run out’ of heart.”

Heart Desire Passion Fear Defeat Passionate Scared Surrender Abandon Frightened Scare Fearful Defeated Retreat Abandonment Drive Withdrawal Surrendering

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“It is foolishness to think that you can leave a place your heart never left.”

Heart Passion Left Foolish Abandon Foolishness Retreat Leave Flee

Book:The Eighth Page: A Christmas Journey

Source: The Eighth Page: A Christmas Journey

“You ought to be ashamed of yourself!” he accuses Coach Slattery. “You send these kids out there to be tackled and elbowed and hit with hockey sticks. And when they get injured, you abandon them?”

Life Truth School Sports Injury Abandon Coach Athelete

Book:The Unteachables

Source: The Unteachables

“Do we not understand that the absence of God is the presence of evil? And if we think ourselves so shrewd as to be able to ‘by-pass’ this reality, we have handed ourselves a ‘free-pass’ to our own destruction.”

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Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“The real promise in too many promises is a promise that I’m going to be disappointed.”

“If we’re saying ‘no’ to God, have we considered what we’re saying ‘yes’ to?”

God Jesus Christianity Bible Rejection Abandon Ridicule No Yes Discard

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Surrendering is intentionally laying down the power I possess. And have I considered that the power I lay down is often more powerful than that which I’m laying it down in front of? Therefore, I would be wise to recognize that surrender is less the absence of power and more the presence of fear.”

Fear Powerful Power Defeat Surrender Abandon Abandoned Fearful Retreat Abandonment Surrendering Relinquish

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“If I abandon every memory that possesses some element pain in order to be free of pain, will I experience the far greater pain of living a life that I can’t remember living?”

Life Pain Choices Living Painful Abandon Consequences Trade Off

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Much like life, you don't complete a puzzle by throwing away the pieces.”

Life Growth Pieces Living Abandon New Year Careless Maturation Puzzle

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“In the midst of our worried searching we recklessly abandon the treasures that life has bestowed upon us in the mad hunt for that which we wish to bestow upon ourselves.”

Madness Selfish Worried Abandon Search Hunt Treasures Recklessly

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“If I have never had, or worse yet, I have lost the conviction that life (despite all of the blows it wields and the savagery that it spawns) is nonetheless an incalculable privilege, I will have in that single loss forfeited the whole of my life and effectively wiped out any hope that I can or will do anything other than exist.”

Life Hope Opportunity Appreciate Privilege Appreciation Thanks Abandon Opportunities Thanksgiving Thankfulness Thankful Brutality Lose Savagery Exist Forfeit

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Things becomes invisible at the very moment I refuse to grant them importance. And while I am utterly ashamed to admit it, many of the most important things in my life are invisible.”

Wisdom Wise Stupid Ignorance Importance Value Valuable Deny Stupidity Foolish Invisible Ashamed Abandon Foolishness Diminish Abandonment Ignore Reject

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“When you lose yourself in love, you find everything.”

Love True Abandon Lose Find

Author:Kate McGahan

“It’s strange how what drives us may abandon us midstream, how what tickles our ears with lies one moment may tell us truths that knock us on our emotional ass the next. After all, it is an unbelievably real world, with Darwin scribbling his thoughts into books and telling us what monkeys we are. Each of us explores possibility, hungry for sustaining adoration, yet we know enough to render ourselves helpless. We strive and strain, bellow and believe, we learn, and everything we learn tells us the same thing: life is one great meaningful experience in a meaningless world. Brilliance has many parts, yet each part is incomplete. We live, heal and attempt to piece together a picture worth the price of our very lives. The picture I saw presented demonic executioners, who crippled those daring to look and consumed souls without defense. They’re everywhere. Some are people we know. Others are the great fears and addictions of our lives.”

Truth Possibility Lies Addiction Abandon Abandoned Monkeys Abandonment Fears Darwin Addictions

Author:Christopher Hawke

“Everybody is equally weak on the inside, just that some present their ruins as new castles and become kings –”

Source: Nightmarish Sacrifice

“There’s not much that I can find in places where there is nothing to find. However, to avoid facing God I find myself spending a lot of time in those very places.”

“The hours tick by as I lie in bed. Memories keep surfacing, tormenting me into unbelievable sadness. I can't bring myself to move. I can't fight the memories that keep filling my thoughts. I stay curled in the fetal position as each memory plays out. I can't stop them from coming. I can't make them go away. Nothing can distract me. I can't block the memories, so they continue to come.”

Source: Alone in Paris

“Love me...with all the abandon of a sudden wild rain.”

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Book:A Thousand Flamingos

Source: A Thousand Flamingos

“Lonely. My heart grips as the word crosses my mind. So many different feelings come with the word, not just loneliness. The word went beyond its definition. Loneliness has a deeper meaning to those who truly know what it means to be alone.”

Source: Alone in Paris

“He stares at me—taking me in—with his lips slightly parted. I struggle to hold myself in place as we gawk at each other. I want so desperately to run, but something is holding me back, keeping me in place.”

Source: Alone in Paris

“One of his hands move away from my face to flatten against my back, pulling me closer to him as he deepens the kiss. He parts my lips under his as my mind seems to sign quietly in content. I kiss him back as fiercely as he kisses me, unable to control the infatuation that rushes through me - feeling almost like fireworks. Not so careful anymore. Little shivers of urgency shoot through me. I push off the window, pressing closer to him. The rush of sensation that is coursing through me feels like I've drunk a gallon of coffee. It feels like an electric buzz is flooding between us.”

Source: Alone in Paris

“He drinks his coffee tentatively, glancing at me every few seconds, watching me. Every time he glances in my direction, I quickly turn away though he obviously knows I'm watching him. I know he's wondering why I'm staring at him, but he doesn't ask. I finally take a sip of coffee, set the mug back on the table, and voice what's on my mind, "I want to draw you.”

Source: Alone in Paris

“I'm being pulled under - father and farther from the surface. My lungs continue to scream for air. Panic is building inside me, threatening to combust. I can't break free. Help! I can't break free! I open my mouth to scream.”

Source: Alone in Paris

“Night has settled over Paris. The streets have cleared of the crowds, and the city has been lit up. I set my book down, deciding to go for a walk. The Eiffel Tower is only a few blocks away. Now that there aren't many people out, I can walk there without having to fight my way through mobs of gawking tourists.”

Source: Alone in Paris

“He smirks, shaking his head and letting his eyes wander. I watch him carefully, wondering what I can say to get him to leave. “I’m not leaving until you answer some questions. Plus, I’m holding your sketchbook hostage, so you might want to cooperate.” I raise an eyebrow at him. I guess there isn’t much I can say. “This isn’t a hostage negotiation.” He chuckles half-heartedly as his eyes take me in, almost sizing me up. “I guess I should introduce myself.” He holds a hand out for me to shake. “I’m Nathan.” I stare at his hand for a moment. “Taylor,” I reply, meeting his eyes again without taking his hand. He lets his hand fall back to his side. “At least I got you to say something non-hostile.” “I haven’t been hostile,” I object. His eyebrows shoot up. “Oh, haven’t you?” “Why don’t you leave me alone?” I snap. “Leave and don’t come back.” I move passed him, heading for my apartment. He can’t follow and annoy me if I lock the door. “Where are you going?” he demands. I look back over my shoulder and roll my eyes at him, indicating the answer should be obvious: anywhere he isn’t. Once inside, I slam the door behind me. “That was totally not hostile!” he calls after me, sarcastically. I quickly head for my bedroom door, slamming it, too.”

Source: Alone in Paris

“I grab the nearest lamppost when my knees threaten to give out, panting for breath as the words rip through me”

Source: Alone in Paris

“Every gesture and every look he gives me takes me by surprise and causes my heart to stutter.”

Source: Alone in Paris

“I head in the direction of the Eiffel Tower when I exit the alley, relieved to be out of the dark.”

Source: Alone in Paris

“I take in all the colorful locks that line the bridge. Each one told a story. Each lock represented a relationship that was once special, whether it ended or turned into true happiness. The locks represented a past, present, and a possible future.”

Source: Alone in Paris

“When we step onto the bridge, Nathan turns and spreads his arms out wide. ‘Welcome to Pont des Arts, a.k.a. The Lock Bridge.”

Source: Alone in Paris

“I freeze, my feet suddenly glued to the floor. It takes me a minute to gather the courage to turn around, but when I do, I immediately wish I hadn't. The boy is standing in the doorway at the end of the hall. Why is he here again? I barely allow myself time to ask the question before I move. Panicked, I turn and run back downstairs as fast as I can. "Hey! Wait!" he calls after me. I don't stop.”

Source: Alone in Paris

“The boy took my sketchbook.”

Source: Alone in Paris

“The USA disability statistics clearly show that the sordid system abandons the majority of its sickened applicants in their time of greatest need.”

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Author:Steven Magee

“Loss is the uninvited door that extends us an unexpected invitation to unimaginable possibilities.”

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Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“To abandon all is to take our hearts, place them before the One who created them, and dare to believe He can live life powerfully through our surrendered lives.”

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Book:Everything: What You Give and What You Gain to Become Like Jesus

Source: Everything: What You Give and What You Gain to Become Like Jesus

“More so than any child I have met, Bear straddled the line of eating nothing and eating everything. He piled a plate with whatever was available, ate three tactical bites to discourage stealing, and ran off to do anything else. When questioned, he would swear he was coming back to finish off the warm macaroni salad and cold hamburger, but he never did. The world was too full of gleeful abandon to pay mind to calories. When his food, now spoiled, ended up in the garbage, he would growl at the rank unfairness of his starvation.”

Children Eating Abandon Starvation Playing

Book:Holidays with Bigfoot

Source: Holidays with Bigfoot

“TODAY- Turn On Dreams Abandoned Yesterday”

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Author:Kamil Ali

“Pull every dream that you’ve ever had from all of the places that you’ve abandoned them, brush them off, set them in front of yourself, run the fingers of your heart over each of them, fight the lie that you’re not enough to achieve them, and realize that the dream was not too big. Rather, the belief in yourself is too small.”

Dreams Self Esteem Confidence Goals Self Confidence Abandon Aspirations

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Maybe my greater fear should not be fear itself, but what I will lose should I submit to fear.”

Fear Loss Losing Scared Surrender Abandon Frightened Scare Fearful Afraid Lose Surrendering Frighten Detract Detraction

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“By choosing comfort we are in the very same decision choosing to miss every great thing in life, and that thought should be anything but comforting.”

Fear Decision Comfort Familiar Decisions Abandon Mediocrity Fearful Passive Mediocre Comforting Familiarity Lose Forfeit Miss

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“To refuse to sacrifice may in fact be the greatest sacrifice. For refusing to sacrifice means that I willfully throw away some of the greatest growth that life has to offer me.”

Life Giving God Christian Jesus Growth Sacrifice Abandon Give Refusing

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“The only reason that we’ve settled is that there’s something greater that we’ve let slip away.”

Greater Sacrifice Surrender Compromise Abandon Retreat Settle

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“To lead is not to call your family up to where you’re at. Rather, it’s to abandon where you’re at and call yourself down to where they are.”

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Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“There was no hope of survival, anymore. I felt abandoned and betrayed. I never imagined such a terrible death and I was so conscious that it was happening now.”

Hope Survival Betrayal Abandon

Book:The Shadows of Auldham

Source: The Shadows of Auldham

“With God, being lost is nothing more than an idea that never has and never will be anything more than an idea.”

Ideas God Faith Lost Confidence Longing Wander Abandon Abandoned Beliefs Assured Idea Search Misguided Searching Misled Wandering Misbeliefs

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Far too often, it is at the moment where we finally stand on the very precipice of some great thing that we turn and abandon it, for it is at these seminal moments that fear wins and greatness dies. The beauty of Christmas is that God steps over precipices.”

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Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

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