Next Step Quotes

“The first step forward is to admit your fear, then you can take the next step to conquer it.”
― Ken Poirot

“Now that you find yourself here, what are you going to do?”
― Malebo Sephodi, Miss Behave

“Though she seemed to have failed at most everything up until now, her next step only needed to be what would give God the most glory. Not just because she felt like it. Not only when she was promised success. But because He was worthy of it. Because it was right.”
― Melissa Jagears, Romancing the Bride

“Plan for the next step. You can only know what to work on if you plan.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, The Daily Dose of Motivational Quotes

“The important thing is generally the "next step." We ought not to take it unless we are sure that it is advisable; but we should not hesitate to take it once we are sure; and we can safely join with others who also wish to take it, without bothering our heads overmuch as to any fantastic theories they may have concerning, say, the two hundredth step, which is not yet in sight.”
― Theodore Roosevelt

“In the dense air, a gong reverberated. I wondered if it was to announce the end of my journey or the beginning of a new one.”
― Kien Nguyen, The Unwanted: A Memoir of Childhood

“Flash, copy transcribed from Word Yahoo email

Q Q Winner Flash Fiction Contest Diversicon 27 (2019) by Scott E. Shjefte


“THE NEXT STEP”

Flatness, extended flatness, boring endless, on and on, forever… Roundness, I think, I am round. Rolling, I can. Energy found from within and great joy to roll. Roll to the end of Flatness. Sense of self, I can PING!. PING< PING< PING< Hear the ping of my sphere! I am sphere - the flatness extends, as I roll. Roll is great but much sameness everywhere. Destiny to explore, discover. Then a vertical cylinder I ping. It ‘pings’ back with great sadness, standing proud but motionless. It pings to me, I am joyed to find another! Cylinder is sad that it can not roll, cylinder is envious of ME! I touch, we touch, contact is blissful. I am not alone! I push, and push and cylinder falls over. Cylinder is joyful, Cylinder can roll! Great joy to roll together, and roll, and roll. We roll long and far and then ping a pyramid. Pyramid envies our rolling travels. I push the pyramid but just go up its side. Strange to leave upward from the flatness. I back down and away from the pyramid. I gather my energies, I move faster than I ever have towards the pyramid, I roll up its side and off the top outward pinging ever outward, higher and I Ping now that the flatness is curved and a new adventure ever outward, this next step is an ORBITAL LEAP!


by Sesame”
― Scott Edward Shjefte

“Life is only built with those steps we take.”
― Samuel Greenlees, The Fall of Never

“To get to the next step, sacrifices will have to be made. Some minor and some major.

What are you willing to let go of, in order to advance?”
― Robin S. Baker

“The next crucial step was picking the correct stories and assembling the ideal talent to tackle each episode.”
― Ramin Zahed, The Art of Love, Death + Robots

“I love holding you, Kate. And there's so much more I want to do," he whispers.
Aside from the physical attraction, he makes me feel safe---physically and emotionally.
Our tongues find each other's. Our bodies rhythmically grinding. He kisses his way down my neck and then I stop him, my breath heavy.
He squeezes my arms gently and then lifts up my chin. My eyes meet his. "Are you not ready for this? For the next step?"
I am so ready to fall into love, to let go and go with the flow. "Yes," I say breathlessly. "I want you. All of you."
Charles places a tender kiss on my cheek and then picks me up, carrying me to the bedroom.”
― Samantha Verant, The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

“Honestly communicate your needs to people without feeling embarrassed or ashamed. They will either abide by them or they won’t. This will cut through the waste and instantly tell you what your next course of action should be.”
― Robin S. Baker

“I love you. I am in love with you and falling more in love with you every single day. I have no intention of going anywhere or finding anyone else. Ever. I love you enough at this moment to know you're it for me, and I don't care about anything else. All those things you mentioned? I don't care. I love you. And that means you're mine. But it also means--- and I want you to listen very carefully here, okay?"
Claire tried to nod, her hands flying to his wrists and holding tight.
"It means," Jonny breathed in a low voice, leaning closer until their foreheads touched, "that I am yours. Just yours. Only yours. Which means if anyone is doing any breaking up here, it's going to have to be you, and I'm going to ask you not to do that because there would be no getting over you."
His lips brushed hers once, twice, then sealed over them for a brilliant, blinding, soul-stirring kiss that had Claire tightening her grip on his wrists to keep herself from melting into the tile floor.
This wasn't just a kiss. This was a claiming, a confession, an exclamation point to everything he had said.
This was the engagement ring of non-engaged people who haven't even discussed matrimony.
This was a showstopper of a kiss, and the pièce de résistance of the conversation.
Maybe of the relationship as a whole.”
― Rebecca Connolly, Mayhem on the Marzipan Express