Quotes

Mark Twain photo
Corrie ten Boom photo

“Love is larger than the walls which shut it in.”

Corrie ten Boom (1892–1983) Dutch resistance hero and writer

Source: The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom

Brandon Sanderson photo

“Joy was more than just an absence of discomfort.”

Brandon Sanderson Elantris

Source: Elantris

Oscar Wilde photo

“A mask tells us more than a face.”

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet

Margaret Atwood photo

“We understand more than we know.”

Margaret Atwood book Oryx and Crake

Source: Oryx and Crake

Penn Jillette photo

“Better to be uneducated than educated by your government.”

Penn Jillette (1955) American magician

Source: God, No! Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales

Miguel Sousa Tavares quote: “It’s almost always sadder to stay than to depart.”
Miguel Sousa Tavares photo

“It’s almost always sadder to stay than to depart.”

Miguel Sousa Tavares (1952) Portuguese writer

Source: Equador

“He'd have to be blinder than a bat. ~Alexander”

Ellen Schreiber (1967) American writer

Source: Love Bites

“Neferet, you're nuttier than squirrel turds.”

P. C. Cast book Awakened

Source: Awakened

Samuel Johnson photo

“It is better to live rich, than to die rich.”

Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) English writer

April 17, 1778
Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol III

Dr. Seuss photo

“It is better to know how to learn than to know.”

Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books

“Isn't it easier to forgive than to hate?
-Eriond”

David Eddings (1931–2009) American novelist

Source: Sorceress of Darshiva

Michael J. Fox photo
Charles Bukowski photo

“I hope that death contains
less than this.”

Charles Bukowski book Love Is a Dog from Hell

Source: Love Is a Dog from Hell