“If we misread the blueprint of our life, we need not be ashamed of backtracking on our chosen options. Admitting to mistakes may make us human and maybe great again. ("Sisyphus' hardship on the hill")” LifeHumanChosenAshamedGreatHardshipMakeOptionsSisyphusHillBlueprintAdmitting FaultsBacktrackingMisread Author:Erik Pevernagie
“The moon repeated her phases on the exact same solar calendar day once every nineteen years. And she had just turned nineteen! So nineteen years ago, at this time, the moon would have been new. She would have been just born, and her magic would have been deadly. So that explained the nurse. But the other times? She couldn't remember. All she could clearly think of was that once when she was very, very upset about killing a game hen- more than usual- she had gone to weep and look out the window for hours. The sky was as black as her mind and spirit felt, and the usually comforting stars were pinprick harsh, untwinkling. Each was a stab into her heart. There was no moon.” EmotionsConnectedRapunzelMagic PowerBacktrackingMoon PhasesLunar Calendar Book:What Once Was Mine Source: What Once Was Mine
“My princess," began Mara, then found she could not speak the crushing phrases. "His Highness sends his warmest regards," she finished. She had the satisfaction of seeing Ianni's face come back to life; the great dark eyes lost their look of suffering and turned hopefully toward the king. Mara turned to him too, well-pleased with her merciful little lie. But one look at his startled face froze the blood in her veins. What a fool she was! Of course, he had understood every word she said. "Son of Pharaoh, live forever!" she gasped. "I crave pardon-- I could not believe you meant to wound this princess, however lowly--" "You mean you forgot that I could understand," retorted Thutmose.” FunnyBacktrackingCaught In A Lie Author:Eloise Jarvis McGraw
“Someone told me something that stuck with me: "You have to envision your life, and then go backwards." I've been living by that motto for a while, so I see where I need to be. Now I'm just backtracking and trying to get back up there.” NeedsTryingStuckGet BackBackwardsMottoBacktracking Author:Bruno Mars
“President Bush is now focusing on jobs. I think the one job he's focusing most on is his own. The White House is now backtracking from its prediction that 2.6 million new jobs will be created in the U.S. this year. They say they were off by roughly 2.6 million jobs.” ThinkingYearsJobsHousePresidentWhiteMillionsWhite HousePredictionsPresident BushNew JobBacktracking Author:Jay Leno
“Talking and pledging is very easy but governing is slightly more difficult, the policy reforms that we've implemented have worked, and backtracking would be a blunder. When I see that, with the help of Podemos, the Socialists wants to change everything we've done, I just think it's bad for Spain.” ThinkingWantDoneHelpingWould BeEasyDifficultChangeTalkingPolicyReformSpainGoverningBlundersBacktracking Author:Mariano Rajoy
“Always stick to the story. It was when you started backtracking that people got in trouble. Interrogation 101.” PeopleStoriesTroubleSticksInterrogationBacktracking Book:The Lucky One Source: The Lucky One
“When you are in your twenties, even if you're confused and uncertain about your aims and purposes, you have a strong sense of what life itself is, and of what you in life are, and might become. Later.. later there is more uncertainty, more overlapping, more backtracking, more false memories. Back then, you can remember your short life in its entirety. Later, the memory becomes a thing of shreds and patches.” IfsMightRememberPurposeStrongMemoriesTwentiesAimUncertaintyConfusedUncertainPatchesShort LifeEntiretyOverlappingBacktracking Author:Julian Barnes