Picking Quotes

“Sometimes I wonder if we ever truly let anyone completely in. The desire for another human being to know you, all of you, all the pieces, even the ones you’re ashamed of — is huge. But too often, we sit down and sort through the pieces only picking out the pretty ones, leaving the ugly ones behind, not realizing that choosing not to share with someone else is like committing a crime against our very soul”
― Rachel Van Dyken, Toxic

“Don't be blurred by impulse, to avoid regrets, refrain from doing things that will make you regret.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“That's always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people would want to be around someone because they're pretty. It's like picking your breakfast cereals based on color instead of taste. But I'm not pretty, not close up anyway. Generally, the closer people get to me the less hot they find me.”
― John Green, Paper Towns

“Voting is about picking the lessor evil.”
― Steven Magee

“My girlfriend would tell me she was picking people up at the airport. I later discovered it was an excuse to meet up with her secret lover!”
― Steven Magee