Monica McDaniel > Monica's Quotes

“One thing you can't hide - is when you're crippled inside.”
― John Lennon

“Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain

“When someone cries so hard that it hurts their throat, it is out of frustration or knowing that no matter what you can do or attempt to do can change the situation. When you feel like you need to cry, when you want to just get it out, relieve some of the pressure from the inside - that is true pain. Because no matter how hard you try or how bad you want to, you can't. That pain just stays in place. Then, if you are lucky, one small tear may escape from those eyes that water constantly. That one tear, that tiny, salty, droplet of moisture is a means of escape. Although it's just a small tear, it is the heaviest thing in the world. And it doesn't do a damn thing to fix anything.”
― Chase Brooks, Hello, My Love 2: First Love Deserves a Second Chance

“Reality continues to ruin my life.”
― Bill Watterson, The Complete Calvin and Hobbes

“This life’s hard, but it’s harder if you’re stupid.”
― George V. Higgins, The Friends of Eddie Coyle

“Never memorize something that you can look up.”
― Albert Einstein

“There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.”
― Oscar Levant

“Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them. We all could.”
― Charles J. Sykes, Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves But Can't Read, Write or Add

“Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse.”
― Thomas Szasz

“It means 'Shadowhunters: Looking Better in Black Than the Widows of our Enemies Since 1234'.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones

“Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile.”
― Billy Sunday, "Billy" Sunday, the man and his message: with his own words which have won thousands for Christ

“The planet is fine. The people are fucked.”
― George Carlin

“I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.”
― Mae West

“I don't know the question, but sex is definitely the answer.”
― Woody Allen

“I have great faith in fools - self-confidence my friends will call it.”
― Edgar Allan Poe, Marginalia

“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.”
― Terry Pratchett

“My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied with the best.”
― Winston S. Churchill

“Some people have lives; some people have music.”
― John Green, Will Grayson, Will Grayson

“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

“Only a true best friend can protect you from your immortal enemies.”
― Richelle Mead, Vampire Academy

“Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.”
― Steven Wright

“Do your thing and don't care if they like it.”
― Tina Fey, Bossypants

“It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle

“The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept.”
― George Carlin

“Go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company.”
― Benjamin Franklin Wade

“I love mankind ... it's people I can't stand!!”
― Charles M. Schulz

“I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally. ”
― W.C. Fields

“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice