“Know how to play the card of contempt. It is the most politic kind of revenge. For there are many of whom we should have known nothing if their distinguished opponents had taken no notice of them. There is no revenge like oblivion, for it is the entombment of the unworthy in the dust of their own nothingness.” IfsKnowsShouldKindPlayKnownKnow HowTakenShould HaveRevengeCardsDustOpponentsContemptNothingnessOblivionDistinguishedUnworthyShould Have KnownNo Revenge Author:Baltasar Gracian
“I think the more that I can find myself getting out of the way - like you said yourself - trying to get out of thinking too much, and sometimes something truly special can happen. That's the beautiful mystery of song writing - that you really don't know where these songs come from exactly, and you don't know how you came up with them - and god bless it that you should have the gift of channeling that.” ThinkingKnowsWayShouldWritingTryingSaidI CanSometimesHappensBeautifulSongKnow HowToo MuchMysterySpecialLike YouShould HaveBlessGod BlessChannelingThinking Too Much Author:Kimbra
“In those days, I didn't understand anything. I should have judged her according to her actions, not her words. She perfumed my planet and lit up my life. I should never have run away! I ought to have realized the tenderness underlying her silly pretensions. Flowers are so contadictory! But I was too young to know how to love her.” KnowsShouldRunningActionYoungKnow HowPlanetsFlowerOughtShould HaveSillyJudgedRunning AwayTendernessLitPretensionHow To Love Author:Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“She would have liked to know how he felt as to a meeting. Perhaps indifferent, if indifference could exist under such circumstances. He must be either indifferent or unwilling. Has he wished ever to see her again, he need not have waited till this time; he would have done what she could not but believe that in his place she should have done long ago, when events had been early giving him the indepencence which alone had been wanting.” IfsKnowsNeedsGivingShouldBelieveLongDoneFeltKnow HowEventsCircumstancesShould HaveMeetingsIndifferenceLong AgoIndifferentUnwilling Book:Persuasion: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Source: Persuasion: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
“I called. Why wasn't anyone here?"- Elena We were here." Clay said. "Around, anyway. You should have left a message." I did. Two hours ago." - Elena Well that explains it. I've been out, by the gate all day, waiting for you, and you know Jer never checks the machine."- Clayton I didn't know how Clay had known I was coming back today when I hadn't left a message. Nor did I question why he'd spent the entire day waiting at the gate. Clay's behavior couldn't be measured by human standard's of normalcy... or by any standards of normalcy at all. Bitten” KnowsShouldHumansWellsSaidTwoTodayLeftWaitingHoursKnownKnow HowBehaviorMessagesStandardsShould HaveMachinesChecksGatesComing BackClayWaiting For YouNormalcy Author:Kelley Armstrong
“And you tried to change, didn't you? Closed your mouth more. Tried to be softer, prettier, less volatile, less awake... You can't make homes out of human beings. Someone should have already told you that. And if he wants to leave, then let him leave. You are terrifying, and strange, and beautiful. Something not everyone knows how to love.” IfsKnowsWantShouldHumansHomeBeautifulHuman BeingsBreakKnow HowStrangeMouthsShould HaveAwakeBreak UpHow To LoveShire Author:Warsan Shire
“The Work reveals that what you think shouldn't have happened should have happened. It should happened because it did, and no thinking in the world can change it. This doesn't mean that you condone it or approve of it. It just means that you can see things without resistance and without the confusion of your inner struggle. No one wants their children to get sick, no one wants to be in a car accident; but when these things happen, how can it be helpful to mentally argue with them? We know better than to do that, yet we do it, because we don't know how to stop.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWantShouldMeanChildrenHappensChangeKnow HowStruggleHappenedCarShould HaveSickAccidentsArguingThings HappenResistanceConfusionHelpfulCar AccidentInner Struggle Author:Byron Katie
“God is the only one who knows how many children we should have, and we should be ready to accept them. One can't decide for oneself who comes into this world and who doesn't. That decision doesn't belong to us.” KnowsWorldShouldChildrenDecisionAcceptingKnow HowThis WorldReadyShould HaveOneselfAbortion Author:Mel Gibson
“Every place in the country you should get a license that shows you know how to safely store it, keep it away from your children or grandchildren. You should have to license it so the police can trace it if it's used in a crime. [On keeping guns]” IfsKnowsShouldChildrenCountryShowsUsedKnow HowCrimeGunShould HavePoliceOur ChildrenStoresYour ChildrenGrandchildrenLicense Author:Michael D. Barnes