“There’s a Good Book about goodness and how to be good and so forth, but there’s no Evil Book about how to be evil and how to be bad. The Devil had no prophets to write his Ten Commandments, and no team of authors to write his biography. His case has gone completely by default. We know nothing about him but a lot of fairy stories from our parents and schoolmasters. He has no book from which we can learn the nature of evil in all its forms, with parables about evil people, proverbs about evil people, folklore about evil people. All we have is the living example of people who are least good, or our own intuition.” -Ian Fleming
Quotes
I Don’t Hate You
“I don’t hate you. I just don’t like that you exist.” ―Gena Showalter
Of Pain…
“Of pain you could wish only one thing: that it should stop. Nothing in the world was so bad as physical pain. In the face of pain there are no heroes.” ―George Orwell
When You’re Trying To Motivate Yourself
“When you’re trying to motivate yourself, appreciate the fact that you’re even thinking about making a change. And as you move forward, allow yourself to be good enough.” —Alice Domar
I Am All In A Sea Of Wonders
“I am all in a sea of wonders. I doubt; I fear; I think strange things, which I dare not confess to my own soul.” ―Bram Stoker
Perfection
“Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.” -Lao Tzu
Separate Yourself
“Separate yourself from the lies and illusions which are not you.” —Bryant McGill
This is one of the most inspiring, apropos quotes I have ever come across.
The Goodness In Your Life
“The goodness in your life does not come to you from someone else. When you see this, you will be free. There is no reason and no need to play up to another, or to try to remain in their good graces. Remain in your own, by not betraying yourself. Simply speak your truth, with gentleness and love. And have courage, for what you seek is not outside of you. It is not a gift from another person. It is yours — to give, not to acquire. Let no one, therefore, hold you hostage. Not your partner, not your boss, not your family…and certainly not your God.” —Neale Donald Walsch
Open-Minded
“Open-minded critical thinkers should always be willing to engage in dialogue, despite any differences of opinion.”
—Bryant McGill
A Lot Of You…
“A lot of you cared, just not enough.” ―Jay Asher
