Quotes of Hal Borland

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You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet.

- Hal Borland

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“ I just...I just miss him. And I hate being so alone. ”

- Suzanne Collins

“ Superhuman effort isn't worth a damn unless it achieves results. ”

- Ernest Shackleton

“ Writing is the knitting of the soul ”

- Khaled Talib

“ The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why ”

- Mark Twain

“ There is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I don’t need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain. ”

- Audrey Hepburn

“ Life is a series of pulls back and forth... A tension of opposites, like a pull on a rubber band. Most of us live somewhere in the middle. A wrestling match...Which side win? Love wins. Love always wins ”

- Mitch Albom

“ That's a misconception, Lennie. The sky is everywhere, it begins at your feet. ”

- Jandy Nelson

“ I love words.  I crave descriptions that overwhelm my imagination with vivid detail.  I dwell on phrases that make my heart thrum.  I cherish expressions that pierce my emotions and force the tears to spill over.   In essence, I long for a writer's soul sealed in ink on the page. ”

- Richelle E. Goodrich

“ One rarely falls in love without being as much attracted to what is interestingly wrong with someone as what is objectively healthy. ”

- Alain de Botton

“ Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love. ”

- Billy Graham

“ You can never plan the future by the past. ”

- Edmund Burke

“ A life lived in love will never be dull. ”

- Leo Buscaglia

“ The only shortcut I have found to life is to sharpen my teeth on the bones of the wise. ”

- Vic Stah Milien

“ Fairies with gossamer wings, Bring forth beauty, grace and joyful things. Fairies of the earth are caretakers of our soil, water and trees, They watch over beautiful creatures such as bears, bunnies and bees. Fairies ask that you breathe in and appreciate the vantage point from which you stand, Then trod carefully and respectfully with each intentional step you make across this beautiful land. ”

- Molly Friedenfeld

“ Fear lies. Save love. ”

- Arif Naseem

“ At one time or another we are all called to leave the safety of our homes, the certainty of what we know, the illusions of who we are. Not everyone will heed this call, of course. And those who do will risk losing themselves completely. But if we choose to ignore the invitation, we risk never knowing who we might have become. We risk dying without knowing what it is to live. ”

- Thomas Lloyd Qualls

“ The pillow looked astonished, wondering what ended the late night river that used to run through it, but only he knows that she is the reason ”

- Ismaaciil C. Ubax

“ The only love that I really believe in is a mother’s love for her children. ”

- Karl Lagerfeld

“ Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself. ”

- Leo Buscaglia

“ Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. ”

- George Edward Woodberry

“ A failure is always in the passenger seat in his or her life. ”

- Stephen Richards

“ Perfect love casts out fear. Where there is love there are no demands, no expectations, no dependency. I do not demand that you make me happy; my happiness does not lie in you. If you were to leave me, I will not feel sorry for myself; I enjoy your company immensely, but I do not cling. ”

- Anthony de Mello

“ It’s not bragging if you can back it up. ”

- Muhammad Ali

“ Do I care about pleasure? Yes. But I don't believe in happiness. ”

- Tatiana Vedenska

“ Sometimes, as we're stumbling along in the dark, we hit something good. ”

- Susan Ee