Good Things Quotes - Page 6

• The one good thing about the Angels was they always colored within the lines. They had to. Suckers.

  J.R. Ward

  Angel, Lines, Sucker

  J.R. Ward (2009). “Covet: A Novel of the Fallen Angels”, p.19, Penguin

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• There was something about the music on that tape. It felt different. Like, it set her lungs and her stomach on edge. There was something exciting about it, and something nervous. It made Eleanor feel like everything, like the world, wasn't what she'd thought it was. And that was a good thing. That was the greatest thing.

  Rainbow Rowell

  Different, Tape, World

  Rainbow Rowell (2016). “The Rainbow Rowell Collection: Eleanor & Park, Fangirl, Landline, and Carry On”, p.53, St. Martin's Griffin

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• The bad things, don't do them. The good things, try to do them. Try to purify, subdue your own mind. That is the teaching of all buddhas.

  Nhat Hanh

  Teaching, Mind, Trying

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• Someone tells me: this kind of love is not viable. But how can you evaluate viability? Why is the viable a Good Thing? Why is it better to last than to burn?

  Roland Barthes

  Love Is, Lasts, Kind

  Roland Barthes (1990). “A lover's discourse: fragments”, Penguin Books

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• If there was one good thing that came out of all this, it was that I got to meet you. I would go through it all again - I would, as long as it meant I'd met you.

  Alexandra Bracken

  Long, Mets, Ifs

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• At that moment a very good thing was happening to her. Four good things had happened to her, in fact, since she came to Misselthwaite Manor. She had felt as if she had understood a robin and that he had understood her; she had run in the wind until her blood had grown warm; she had been healthily hungry for the first time in her life; and she had found out what it was to be sorry for someone.

  Frances Hodgson Burnett

  Running, Sorry, Blood

  Frances Hodgson Burnett (2016). “The Secret Garden”, p.38, Xist Publishing

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• It's like high school holds two different worlds, revolving around each other an never touching; the haves and the have-nots. I guess it's a good thing. High school is supposed to prepare you for the real world, after all.

  Lauren Oliver

  Real, School, Two

  Lauren Oliver (2015). “The Lauren Oliver Collection: Before I Fall, Panic, Vanishing Girls”, p.30, HarperCollins

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• Although you feel relief now, this is likely to be the source of many sleepless nights for you. You will lie awake, look upon your heart, and find it unlovely. You will be certain that (...) you are the greatest of monsters. This is a good thing; although you may forgive yourself, you must never come to think that your actions were in any way justifiable. But- (...) Being a sane, honorable human being is not always comfortable.

  Mercedes Lackey

  Lying, Heart, Night

  Mercedes Lackey (2015). “The Mage Winds”, p.531, Titan Books

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• At least her last words to him had been words of love. But she wished she'd told him just how much she loved him. How much she had to thank him for, how many good things he had done. She hadn't told him nearly enough.

  Kristin Cashore

  Done, Lasts, Enough

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Fire”, p.230, Penguin

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• There's a lot for you to live for. Good things are definitely in your future, Leonard. I'm sure of it. You have no idea how many interesting people you'll meet after high school's over. Your life partner, your best friend, the most wonderful person you'll ever know is sitting in some high school right now waiting to graduate and walk into your life - maybe even feeling all the same things you are, maybe even wondering about you, hoping that you're strong enough to make it to the future where you'll meet.

  Matthew Quick

  Strong, School, Ideas

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• The only thing faster than the speed of thought is the speed of forgetfulness. Good thing we have other people to help us remember.

  Vera Nazarian

  People, Helping, Remember

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• The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Believe, Science, Bad Ass

  Twitter post from Jun 14, 2013

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• I thought about the earth then, really thought about it, the tsunami's and earthquakes and volcanoes, all the horrors I haven't witnessed but have changed my life, the lives of everyone I know, all the people I'll never know. I thought about life without the sun, the moon, stars, without flowers and warm days in May. I thought about a year ago and all the good things I'd taken for granted and all the unbearable things that had replaced those simple blessings. And even though I hated the thought of crying in from of Syl, tears streamed down my face.

  Susan Beth Pfeffer

  Stars, Flower, Taken

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• ‎"With any major decision there are cautions and considerations to make, but once there has been illumination, beware the temptation to retreat from a good thing. If it was right when you prayed about it and trusted it and lived for it, it ...is right now. Don't give up when the pressure mounts. Certainly don't go to that being who is bent on your destruction of your happiness. Face your doubts. Master your fears. 'Cast not away therefore your confidence.' Stay the course and see the beauty of life unfold for you.

  Jeffrey R. Holland

  Giving Up, Don't Give Up, Illumination

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• Obviously it takes eight brains to come to one decision in this crowd. Good thing they have one another.

  Mari Mancusi

  Eight, Decision, Brain

  Mari Mancusi (2007). “Girls That Growl”, p.24, Penguin

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• Don't you quit. You keep walking, you keep trying, there is help and happiness ahead. Some blessings come soon. Some come late. Some don't come until heaven. But for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come. It will be alright in the end. Trust God and believe in Good Things to Come.

  Jeffrey R. Holland

  Jesus, Believe, Blessing

  "Good Things to Come". www.lds.org.

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• Every life needs a little space. It leaves room for good things to enter it.

  Sarah Addison Allen

  Space, Needs, Littles

  Sarah Addison Allen (2011). “The Peach Keeper: A Novel”, p.57, Bantam

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• My granny Torrelli says when you are angry with someone, so angry you are thinking hateful things, so angry maybe you want to punch them, then you should think of the good things about them, and the nice things they've said, and why you liked them in the first place.

  Sharon Creech

  Nice, Thinking, Want

  Sharon Creech (2009). “Granny Torrelli Makes Soup”, p.5, Harper Collins

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• We should recognize the reality that just because something is good is not sufficient reason for doing it. The number of good things we can do far exceeds the time available to accomplish them.

  Dallin H. Oaks

  Reality, Numbers, Reason

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• Not true,” said Adrian. “All guys mean the same thing when they want to ‘get to know a girl better.’ You’re a wellbred young lady, so I understand why you’d be too innocent to understand. Good thing you’ve got me here to interpret.

  Richelle Mead

  Girl, Mean, Guy

  Richelle Mead (2011). “Bloodlines”, p.91, Penguin

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• Gareth turned to Gregory. “Your sister will be safe with me,” he said. “I give you my vow.” “Oh, I have no worries on that score,” Gregory said with a bland smile. “The real question is—will you be safe with her?” It was a good thing, Gareth later reflected, that Hyacinth had already quit the room to fetch her coat and her maid. She probably would have killed her brother on the spot.

  Julia Quinn

  Brother, Real, Giving

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• Read. As much as you can. As deeply and widely and nourishingly and ­irritatingly as you can. And the good things will make you remember them, so you won't need to take notes.

  A.L. Kennedy

  Needs, Remember, Notes

  "Ten rules for writing fiction" by A.L. Kennedy, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.

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• In life, people tend to wait for good things to come to them. And by waiting, they miss out. Usually, what you wish for doesn't fall in your lap; it falls somewhere nearby, and you have to recognize it, stand up, and put in the time and work it takes to get to it. This isn't because the universe is cruel. It's because the universe is smart. It has its own cat-string theory and knows we don't appreciate things that fall into our laps.

  Neil Strauss

  Life, Appreciation, Time

  Neil Strauss (2011). “The Game”, p.108, Canongate Books

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• If good things lasted forever, would we appreciate how precious they are?

  Bill Watterson

  Appreciate, Forever, Calvin And Hobbes Friendship

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• A modest dress is a very good thing, if it be the genuine indication of a humble heart, and is to instruct; but it is a bad thing if it be the hypocritical disguise of a proud ambitious heart, and is to deceive. Let men be really as good as they seem to be, but not seem to be better than really they are.

  Matthew Henry

  Heart, Humble, Men

  Matthew Henry “Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible: Volume IV-IV - Joel to Malachi”, Lulu.com

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