Quotes of Herman Melville

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I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

- Herman Melville

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“ If every life is a river, then it's little wonder that we do not even notice the changes that occur until we are far out in the darkest sea. One day you look around and nothing is familiar, not even your own face. My name once meant daughter, grandaughter, friend, sister, beloved. Now those words mean only what their letters spell out; Star in the night sky. Truth in the darkness. I have crossed over to a place where I never thought I'd be. I am someone I would have never imagined. A secret. A dream. I am this, body and soul. Burn me. Drown me. Tell me lies. I will still be who I am. ”

- Alice Hoffman

“ Writing is the knitting of the soul ”

- Khaled Talib

“ Tell me then, does love make one a fool or do only fools fall in love? ”

- Orhan Pamuk

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

- Vic Stah Milien

“ I know that the whole point—the only point—is to find the things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse to let them go. ”

- Lauren Oliver

“ Often, we fabricate the people we love to make loving them more palatable; the fictionalized version of them reduces the awareness of truth. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through selfgratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. ”

- Helen Keller

“ Love is the beauty of the soul. ”

- Augustine of Hippo

“ Sometimes the hardest one to see . . .is the one standing right before you. ”

- Lenora Porch

“ Life is good! It is only our thoughts, choices and actions towards the situations we meet in life each moment of time that makes life look bad! The same bad situation in life that makes one person think badly inspires another to do a noble thing! The same good situation in life that makes one person feel so good to get into a bad situation inspires another person to create another good situation because of the good situation. It is all about thoughts, choices and actions! Life is good! Live it well! ”

- Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

“ Time is persistent, and we need to make the best of it. ”

- Charlena E. Jackson

“ Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame. ”

- Henry David Thoreau

“ With every rising of the sun, think of your life as just begun. ”

- Unknown

“ Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. ”

- Mahatma Gandhi

“ Dream so big you get uncomfortable telling smallminded people. ”

- Praharsh Prasoon

“ And out of Tristan's heart there grew a hazel tree, and out of Iseult's a honeysuckle, and they arched together and clung and intertwined so that they could never be separated anymore. ”

- Rosemary Sutcliff

“ ?Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. ”

- Voltaire

“ I've always kept one emotional suitcase packed. With you, I live out of one, every day, and I keep a cab on speed dial. ”

- Heather Angelika Dooley

“ Fake it 'till you make it. ”

- Gayle Forman

“ When someone beats a rug, the blows are not against the rug, but against the dust in it. ”

- Gandhi

“ Until you step into the unknown, you don’t know what you’re made of. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ A lack of clarity could put the brakes on any journey to success. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ When love is pursued, fear is surrendered, and you gain the freedom to worship in spirit and in truth. ”

- Deborah Brodie

“ I miss your voice because it is a symphony; your scent because it is a treasure; your smile because it is a jewel; your hug because it is a masterpiece; and your kiss because it is a miracle. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ If I envision a just, fair future, I must behave justly and fairly today. ”

- Elena Aguilar