Kamilia Ward Quotes

The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Before you speak, listen. ~ William Arthur Ward

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you. ~ William Arthur Ward

God bless the good-natured, for they bless everybody else. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

In that house I built
a bonfire that illuminated
the fecund earth around it.
And in that split-level
my friend Tommy, only eight
teeth left in his whole head,
dug a huge illegal grave
to bury his father's packhorse.
He marched that sumpter
into the dark study
and shot its head on the left
so it would fall right.
That night, as if to argue
with the day,
Karen and I made love
on the front lawn of the mansion
one cul-de-sac down,
four feet away
from what would be
a window cracked
open to allow the outside
in. ~ B.J. Ward

... longing for someone I couldn't have. ~ Penelope Ward

Oh, fish sauce! How we missed it, dear Aunt, how nothing tasted right without it, how we longed for the grand cru of Phu Quoc Island and its vats brimming with the finest vintage of pressed anchovies! This pungent liquid condiment of the darkest sepia hue was much denigrated by foreigners for its supposedly horrendous reek, lending new meaning to the phrase "there's something fishy aroud here," for we were the fishy ones. We used fish sauce the way Transylvanian villagers were cloves of garlic to ward off vampires, in our case to establish a perimeter with those Westerners who could never understand that was truly fishy was the nauseating stench of cheese. What was fermented fish compared to curdled milk? ~ Viet Thanh Nguyen

He closed his glowing eyes and shook his head. "Yeah. It's fucking stupid. It's crazy. It's dangerous. So it'll fit right into your life script. ~ J.R. Ward

Men of dissolute lives have little incentive to look forward to the hopes and glories of immortality. A due conception of these would be incompatible with such a life. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Come here, female. I mention lately how sexy your brain is. ~ J.R. Ward

Then he summarised the news-items in his own words, and transmitted them to his immediate neighbours. And so from bed to bed, the news slowly circulated round the ward, increasingly distorted as it was passes on from one inmate to the next, in this way diminishing or exaggerating the details, according to the personal optimism or pessimism of those relaying the information. ~ Jose Saramago

It is wise to direct your anger towards problems
not people; to focus your energies on answers
not excuses. ~ William Arthur Ward

I don't think we're fit for visual consumption."
Adrian reached up and cranked the rearview mirror his way. "Whatever, I'm gorgeous ... wow. I ... "
"Look like shit. ~ J.R. Ward

A bird in a cage is not half a bird. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Evagrius said, 'Cut the desire for many things out of your heart and so prevent your mind being dispersed and your stillness lost. ~ Benedicta Ward

Anybody that's in my weight class, above me or beneath me, I keep an eye on. ~ Andre Ward

Man" Rhage muttered, "someone hit this place with the Hallmark stick."
Until it broke. ~ J.R. Ward

you told me I could beat him. You promised. ~ J.R. Ward

Nothing goes far which has not the wings of love to make it buoyant, so that it can fly. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

My final two cents worth of advice is to develop an all-consuming curiosity for things both exotic and ordinary. Read, observe, analyze, and become involved with a variety of interests. Study, practice, delve, probe, investigate, and above all, be flexible. Keep an open mind. The world is changing fast. Don't get caught in the corner of the ring.
- Ward Kimball ~ John Canemaker

God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

My twin's not broken. He's ruined. Do you understand the difference? With broken, maybe you can fix things. Ruined? All you can do is wait to bury him. ~ J.R. Ward

By the numbers, by all the official records, here at the confluence of history, of racism, of poverty, and economic power, this is what our lives are worth: nothing. ~ Jesmyn Ward

Trouble will come soon enough, and when he does come receive him as pleasantly as possible. The more amiably you greet him, the sooner he will go away. ~ Artemas Ward

After Jericho's illness crippled him and his parents had abandoned him to the state, it was Will who'd stepped in as guardian. He had sheltered Jericho, fed and clothed him, and taught his ward what he could about running the museum and about Diviners. For that, Jericho supposed he owed him a debt. But Will hadn't given Jericho the parts that mattered most. He hadn't given himself. The two of them had never gone fishing in a cold stream early on a summer's day and shared their thoughts on love and life while they watched the sun draw the curling morning mist from the water. They'd never discussed how to find one's place in the world, never talked of fathers and sons, or what makes someone a man. No. He and Will spoke in newspaper articles about ghosts. They conversed through the careful curation of supernatural knickknacks. And Jericho couldn't help but feel cheated at how little he'd gotten when he'd needed so much more.
Why was there so much silence between men? ~ Libba Bray

Just once" Blay said softly. "Do it just once. So I'll know what it's like. ~ J.R. Ward

That was the thing about life. Habit and routine made things feel permanent, but that was all an illusion based on the very flimsy foundation of repetition. Change and chaos was a far better bet to put your faith in.

At least you would never be surprised when things went tits up. ~ J.R. Ward

Love is God's loaf; and this is that feeding for which we are taught to pray, "Give us this day our daily bread." ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Everything I touch dies in my hand and the same thing's happening to you. You were vibrant when I met you, and now I've blanched the color from your cheeks and caused you nothing but pain. ~ H.M. Ward

Well, what do you know, not only did it turn out her ovaries had a little spark left in them - the suckers might as well have exploded between her hip bones. When ~ J.R. Ward

Caine:
Sheep. So long as they had a shepherd to ward off the wolves, they were happy. Spineless, indifferent, weak, stupid: it was hard not to have complete contempt for them. ~ Michael Grant

No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it and bless God for it. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

The most miserable pettifogging in the world is that of a man in the court of his own consciences. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Getting up from her seat, she walked over to him and - Slap. As Beth followed through with her palm, the sharp cracking sound faded in the room and her beloved mate shut up. Staring at him calmly, she said, And now that I have your attention and you're not ranting and raving like a lunatic, I'd appreciate your telling me where I can find whatever they sent us. ~ J.R. Ward

But no man has a monopoly of conscience. ~ Mary Augusta Ward

What you gotta understand is, in this conversation and in our fight, you're not in control. ~ Andre Ward

I read for three things; first, to know what the world has done the last twenty-four hours, and is about to do today; second, for the knowledge that I specially want in my work; and third, for what will bring my mind into a proper mood. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

So if you had the chance . . . even if there was no music and no ballgown, no tuxedo or gala . . . when your true love asked you to dance? It was important to say yes. ~ J.R. Ward

A man has no more religion than he acts out in his life. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Females, after all, were not just the fairer sex, but the fairly reasonable one. Which was the only reason the race had survived this long. ~ J.R. Ward

The flimsy things broke apart as they crashed on the sidewalk, sheets of papers fluttering off like doves released from cages.
As he turned back to Selena, he braced himself, trying to think of a way to reassure her
Au contraire.
Selena was alive with excitement, her fangs flashing thanks to a huge smile, a giggling laugh bubbling out of her as she hung on to the door.
"Faster!" she yelled at Fritz. "Let's go even faster!"
"As you wish, mistress!"
A fresh roar from that massive piece of German engineering under the hood sent them careening not just down the sidewalk, but right up to the very edge of the laws of physics.
Selena looked over at him. "This is the best night ever! ~ J.R. Ward

My parents were like June and Ward Cleaver; there was nothing dysfunctional about them. ~ Kelly Ripa

Easy, son," Wrath said. "Jesus Christ - " "Actually it's Lassiter," the man said, "in case you forgot. ~ J.R. Ward

It usually takes a hundred years to make a law, and then, after it has done its work; it usually takes a hundred years to get rid of it. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

The thing had woken him up as usual, an alarm clock. as reliable and stiff off the ground as Big Fucking Ben. [John Matthew] ~ J.R. Ward

The quick and the dead are all the same. Everyone's just looking for home. ~ J.R. Ward

And the child - your child - was born there in the midst of misery. It was a deadly place: strange, everything was strange, we women lying there were strange to each other, lonely and hating one another out of misery, the same torment in that crowded ward full of chloroform and blood, screams and groans. ~ Stefan Zweig