Brighter Quotes - Page 4

• we're anything brighter than even the sun

  e. e. cummings

  Sun

  E. E. Cummings (1983). “Hist Whist: And Other Poems for Children”, p.14, W. W. Norton & Company

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• The morning brought with it, if not a brighter outlook, at least a measure of control, some acceptance. Instinctively, I knew that the new tear in my heart would always ache. That was just going to be a part of me now.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Morning, Heart, Acceptance

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• Why not see which is brighter: your aura or the sun?

  Richelle Mead

  Why Not, Auras, Sun

  Richelle Mead (2012). “The Golden Lily: A Bloodlines Novel”, p.240, Penguin

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• The worst moment of one's life could be seared into the memory, brighter than any joy.

  Laini Taylor

  Memories, Worst Moments, Joy

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• I've never been in love, but I've always imagined it--weirdly--like some sort of OxiClean commercial. The TV host shows a scene from an ordinary day, and then takes a big old sponge soaked in love and swipes away the stains. Suddenly that same scene is missing all the mistakes, all the loneliness. The colors are like jewels, ten times richer than they were before. The music is louder and clearer. "Love," the host will say, "makes life a little brighter.

  Jodi Picoult

  Mistake, Loneliness, Ordinary Days

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• America treasures the relationship we have with our many Muslim friends, and we respect the vibrant faith of Islam which inspires countless individuals to lead lives of honesty, integrity, and morality. This year, may Eid also be a time in which we recognize the values of progress, pluralism, and acceptance that bind us together as a Nation and a global community. By working together to advance mutual understanding, we point the way to a brighter future for all.

  George W. Bush

  Honesty, Integrity, Inspiration

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• May every soul that touches mine - be it the slightest contact - get there from some good; some little grace; one kindly thought; one aspiration yet unfelt; one bit of courage for the darkening sky; one gleam of faith to brave the thickening ills of life; one glimpse of brighter skies beyond the gathering mists - to make this life worthwhile.

  George Eliot

  Sky, Brave, Grace

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• Had I been brighter, the ladies been gentler, the Scotch been weaker, had the gods been kinder, had the dice been hotter, this could have been a one-sentence story: Once upon a time I lived happily ever after.

  Mickey Rooney

  Scotch, Once Upon A Time, Stories

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• Robert wanted to be loved. My brother Tyrion has the same disease. Do you want to be loved, Sansa?” “Everyone wants to be loved.” “I see flowering hasn’t made you any brighter,” said Cersei. “Sansa, permit me to share a bit of womanly wisdom with you on this very special day. Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.

  George R. R. Martin

  Sweet, Brother, Love Is

  George R. R. Martin (2011). “A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle: A Song of Ice and Fire Series: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows”, p.1362, Bantam

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• The days will always be brighter because he existed. The nights will always be darker because he's gone.

  Tiffanie DeBartolo

  Women, Night, Gone

  Tiffanie DeBartolo (2017). “God-Shaped Hole: A Novel”, p.293, Sourcebooks, Inc.

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• Her singing always cheered him up. Life seemed so much brighter when she stopped.

  Terry Pratchett

  Singing

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• The stars are far brighter Than gems without measure, The moon is far whiter Than silver in treasure; The fire is more shining On hearth in the gloaming Than gold won by mining, So why go a-roaming? O! Tra-la-la-lally Come back to the Valley.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Stars, Moon, Fire

  J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Hobbit”, p.120, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• I have to walk dogs." "Oh," Gansey replied, sounding deflated. "Well, okay." "But it'll only take an hour." "Oh," he repeated, about fourteen shades brighter. "Shall I pick you up, then?

  Maggie Stiefvater

  Dog, Shade, Hours

  Maggie Stiefvater (2012). “The Raven Boys”, p.205, Scholastic Inc.

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• The driver got out smiling. He looked about seventeen or eighteen, and for a second, I had the uneasy feeling it was Luke, my old enemy. This guy had the same sandy hair and outdoorsy good looks. But it wasn't Luke. His smile was brighter and more playful. (Luke didn't do much more than scowl and sneer these days.) The Maserati driver wore jeans and loafers and a sleeveless T-shirt. "Wow" Thalia muttered. Apollo Is hot." "He's the sun god," I said. "That's not what I meant.

  Rick Riordan

  Hair, Jeans, Guy

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• There was something in the pages of these books that had the power to make him feel better about things, a life raft to cling to before the dark currents of memory washed him downstream again, and on brighter days, he could even see himself going on this way for some time. A small but passable life. And then, of course, the end of the world happened.

  Justin Cronin

  Memories, Book, Dark

  Justin Cronin (2012). “The Twelve (Book Two of The Passage Trilogy): A Novel (Book Two of The Passage Trilogy)”, p.41, Ballantine Books

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• Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Motivational, Inspiring, Success

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2014). “BKS Iyengar Yoga The Path to Holistic Health”, p.35, Dorling Kindersley Ltd

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• In the same way, you were happy in spring, With the half colors of quarter-things, The slightly brighter sky, the melting clouds, The single bird, the obscure moon- The obscure moon lighting an obscure world Of thing that would never be quite expressed, Where you yourself were never quite yourself And did not want nor have to be.

  Wallace Stevens

  Spring, Moon, Clouds

  Wallace Stevens (2011). “The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens”, p.288, Vintage

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• Say not 'Good-night' but in some brighter clime, bid me 'Good-morning.'

  Anna Letitia Barbauld

  Death, Good Night, Morning

  Anna Letitia Barbauld (2001). “Anna Letitia Barbauld: Selected Poetry and Prose”, p.175, Broadview Press

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• Spring drew on... and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the thought that hope traversed them at night and left each morning brighter traces of her steps.

  Charlotte Bronte

  Morning, Spring, Night

  Charlotte Brontë “Jane Eyre”, W. W. Norton & Company

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• What is the reason that some believers are so much brighter and holier than others? I believe the difference, in nineteen cases out of twenty, arises from different habits about private prayer. I believe that those who are not eminently holy pray little, and those who are eminently holy pray much.

  J. C. Ryle

  Prayer, Believe, Differences

  J.C Ryle, Rev Terry Kulakowski, Editor “PRACTICAL RELIGION”, Lulu.com

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• I'm furious about the Women's Liberationists. They keep getting up on soap-boxes and proclaiming that women are brighter than men. That's true, but it should be kept very quiet or it ruins the whole racket.

  Anita Loos

  Women, Justice, Diversity

  Quoted in the Observer, 30 Dec1973.

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• We reflect on what has been lost and comfort those enduring a profound grief. And somehow we know that a brighter morning will come.

  George W. Bush

  Morning, Grief, Condolences

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• Beauty [is] a kind of radiance. People who possess a true inner beauty, their eyes are a little brighter, their skin a little more dewy. They vibrate at a different frequency.

  Cameron Diaz

  Inspirational, Beauty, Eye

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• We also recommit to supporting tribal self-determination, security, and prosperity for all Native Americans. While we cannot erase the scourges or broken promises of our past, we will move ahead together in writing a new, brighter chapter in our joint history.

  Barack Obama

  Determination, Moving, Native American

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• But when this happens to you - and I think other people would identify with this - suddenly, colors are brighter. You see everything.

  Lynn Redgrave

  Cancer, Thinking, Color

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