Quotes of Flannery O’Connor

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To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life, and this is a softness that ends in bitterness.

- Flannery O’Connor

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“ You know her well. People are harder to sum up when you know them well. ”

- Veronica Roth

“ 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

“ Be brave. Don't just live in your cave till your grave. ”

- RVM

“ I pray you, do not fall in love with me, for I am falser than vows made in wine. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ Sometimes love means letting go when you want to hold on tighter. ”

- Melissa Marr

“ There are no trips to your past that are free ”

- Michalopoulos Angelos

“ The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion. ”

- Alexander Graham Bell

“ When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful. ”

- Eric Thomas

“ The sun shall always rise upon a new day and there shall always be a rose garden within me. Yes, there is a part of me that is broken, but my broken soil gives way to my wild roses. ”

- C. JoyBell C.

“ Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sins, but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes. ”

- Anonymous

“ After your first failure, the occurrence of a second failure closely depends on what you have learned from your past mistakes and whether or not you have drawn some valuable lessons. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ If you are happy with the person you are becoming, and you can understand that the journey is long and the processes are slow; you are on the right track no matter what your current situation is. ”

- Joshua Lynott

“ I felt overwhelmed. I didn’t expect a first kiss to be so…life altering. In a few brief moments, the rule book of my universe had been rewritten. Suddenly I was a brand new person. I was as fragile as a newborn, but instead of the doctor placing me in my mother’s arms, he’d put me in Ren’s. What would Ren do with me? Would he draw me near, soothe me, and teach me about this new world or would he reject me and tell the doctor there must be some mistake. There was no way to know. What a breakable and delicate thing a heart was, no wonder I’d kept mine locked away. ”

- Colleen Houck

“ Love is a panacea for a wound that never stops weeping. ”

- Kilroy J. Oldster

“ Your dream is a reality that is waiting for you to materialize. Today is a new day! Don’t let your history interfere with your destiny! Learn from your past so that it can empower your present and propel you to greatness ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great. ”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“ Life is an abstract art, and it’s up to you to make sense of it. ”

- Talismanist Giebra

“ Stop hating yourself for everything you aren’t and start loving yourself for everything you already are. ”

- Unknown

“ Without term limits, some remain in office for decades; as a result, their power increases and they feel entitled, and ignore the people they represent; but do not be fooled that term limits would ultimately change representation, for it’s the ignorance of the populace who continue returning the same people to office. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ Let no one who loves be called unhappy. Even love unreturned has its rainbow. ”

- J. M. Barrie

“ If you care about someone enough, you’ll always be there for them no matter what. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ I think romantic love evolved to enable you to focus your mating energy on just one individual at a time, thereby conserving mating time and energy. ”

- Helen Fisher