Maria > Maria's Quotes

“One of our greatest freedoms is how we react to things.”
― Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

“We often wait for kindness...but being kind to yourself can start now.”
― Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

“The greatest illusion," said the mole, "is that life should be perfect.”
― Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

“Nothing beats kindness,' said the horse. 'It sits quietly beyond all things.”
― Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

“When the dark clouds come...

...keep going”
― Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

“What's the bravest thing you've ever said?" asked the boy.

"Help," said the horse.”
― Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

“Don't measure how valuable you are by the way you are treated.”
― Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

“We don't know about tomorrow, all we need to know is that we love each other.”
― Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

“Either a mother and daughter know each other very well or they are strangers.”
― Kyung-Sook Shin, Please Look After Mom

“We’ve been told that success is to be known by others, when in truth the most meaningful success is to know ourselves.”
― Elizabeth Day, Failosophy: A Handbook For When Things Go Wrong

“She had a great big heart
but very little grace.

Every time she fell in love
she landed on her face.”
― Joseph Gordon-Levitt, The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Vol. 3

“Stranger than strangers
are lovers estranged.”
― Joseph Gordon-Levitt, The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Vol. 3

“People’s lives never stay the same colour forever. There are times when the colour of life changes completely.”
― Durian Sukegawa, Les délices de Tokyo

“If all you ever see is reality, you just want to die.”
― Durian Sukegawa, Les délices de Tokyo

“Anyone is capable of making a positive contribution to the world through simple observation, irrespective of circumstance.”
― Durian Sukegawa

“When I hear stars whispering at night I feel part of the eternal flow of time.”
― Durian Sukegawa, Sweet Bean Paste

“I believed that a life has no value if a person is not a useful member of society. I was convinced that humans are born in order to be of service to the world and to others.”
― Durian Sukegawa, Les délices de Tokyo

“Kindness begins with us. When we are kind to ourselves, we fulfil, honour and nourish ourselves. We may be in the habit of berating and criticising ourselves for our perceived shortcomings, constantly second-guessing ourselves, putting our own needs last or allowing ourselves the time, space and patience we deeply need to rest, heal and feel content. We may be our own harshest critics, finding it second nature to criticise ourselves yet very challenging to praise and comfort ourselves.”
― Meredith Gaston, The Art of Kindness: Caring for Ourselves, Each Other & Our Earth

“It is never too late to be kind and loving towards ourselves. In fact, the best time is now. The past has gone and the future is not yet here. We needn't wait until we change to love ourselves; we can love ourselves just as we are right now. We can choose to treat ourselves with the kindness we deserve, and move gently, confidently forward in the direction of our dreams.”
― Meredith Gaston, The Art of Kindness: Caring for Ourselves, Each Other & Our Earth