He didn't just occupy space; he saturated it. The room had been full of books before, now it was full of him. Karen Marie Moning More Quotes by Karen Marie Moning More Quotes From Karen Marie Moning It's often only in the lies we refuse to speak that any truth can be heard at all. Karen Marie Moning deceit speak lying Some people bring out the worst in you, others bring out the best, and then there are those remarkably rare, addictive ones who just bring out the most. Of everything. Karen Marie Moning wise-words novelists people I am a kite in a tornado but I have a long string. There is tension in my line. Somewhere, someone is holding onto the other end and, although it cannot spare me this storm, it will not let me be lost while I regain my strength. It is enough. Karen Marie Moning kites storm long There aren't many sins in my bible. Giving up is the greatest one of all. Karen Marie Moning giving-up sin giving The most confused we ever get is when we're trying to convince our heads of something our heart knows is a lie. Karen Marie Moning confused liars lying Nobody looks good in their darkest hours. But it's those hours that make us what we are. Karen Marie Moning darkest-hour hours looks No matter how people try to dispute it, perception is reality. Its what you choose to believe that makes you the person you are. Karen Marie Moning believe reality people There are moments in my life when I feel like I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be, doing exactly what I’m supposed to do. I pay attention to them. They’re my cosmic landmarks, letting me know I’m on the right path. Now that I’m older and can look back and see where I missed a turn here and there, and know the price I paid for those oversights, I try to look sharper at the present. Karen Marie Moning here-and-there trying looks You want to believe in black and white, good and evil, heroes that are truly heroic, villains that are just plain bad, but I've learned in the past year that things are rarely so simple. The good guys can do some truly awful things, and the bad guys can sometimes surprise the heck out of you. Karen Marie Moning black-and-white hero believe Dying is overrated. Human sentimentality has twisted it into the ultimate act of love. Biggest load of bullshit in the world. Dying for someone isn't the hard thing. The man that dies escapes. Plain and simple. Game over. End of pain...Try living for someone. Through it all-good, bad, thick, thin, joy, suffering. That's the hard thing. Karen Marie Moning pain simple men Although it may not seem like it, this isn’t a story about darkness. It’s about light. Kahlil Gibran says Your joy can fill you only as deeply your sorrow has carved you. If you’ve never tasted bitterness, sweet is just another pleasant flavor on your tongue. One day I’m going to hold a lot of joy. Karen Marie Moning light joy sweet It's so easy to lie. What’s even worse is how we cling to those lies. We beg for the illusion so we don’t have to face the truth, don’t have to feel alone. Karen Marie Moning illusion faces lying Words can be twisted into any shape. Promises can be made to lull the heart and seduce the soul. In the final analysis, words mean nothing. They are labels we give things in an effort to wrap our puny little brains around their underlying natures, when ninety-nine percent of the time the totality of the reality is an entirely different beast. The wisest man is the silent one. Examine his actions. Judge him by them. Karen Marie Moning heart life mean For the past few years, I've been on a quest for a good old-fashioned date, the kind where the guy calls, makes the plans, picks you up in a car that's not his dad's or his other girlfriend's, and takes you somewhere that shows he put thought into what you might like, not what he might get off on like the latest how-many-naked-boobs-can-we-cram-into-this-movie-to-disguise-the-complete-lack-of-plot movie. I'm looking for the kind of date that starts with good conversation , has a sweet and satisfying middle, and ends with long, slow kisses and the dreamy feeling that you're walking on clouds. Karen Marie Moning dad girlfriend sweet Barrons laughed again. "And there, my dear Fio, you make one of Womankind's greatest mistakes: Falling in love with a man's potential. We so rarely share the same view of it, and even more rarely care to achieve it. Stop pining for the man you think I could be -- and take a good, long, hard look at the one I am. Karen Marie Moning falling-in-love mistake men Caring is love. And love fights! Love doesn't look for the path of least resistance. Karen Marie Moning and-love fighting caring Last night you said you wanted to know what to expect so you could better select your attire. I told you we were going to visit a vampire in a Goth-den tonight. Why, then, Ms. Lane, do you look like a perky rainbow? Karen Marie Moning vampire rainbow night I'm sorry your pretty little world got all screwed up, but everybody's does, and you go on. It's how you go on that defines you. Karen Marie Moning sorry goes-on doe When insane things start to arrange themselves in sane patterns around you, you know you got problems. Karen Marie Moning patterns insane problem Please tell me we don't grow up and turn into the adults that drive us crazy. Karen Marie Moning growing-up adults crazy
