513 Quotes by Penny Reid

I knew he wasn’t there to actually help me. He was there to help me out of the building.

You’ll always have the advantage of me, Jenn. Because I’m lost without you.

My soul is a hidden orchestra; I know not what instruments, what fiddlestrings and harps, drums and tamboura I sound and clash inside myself. All I hear is the symphony.” – Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet.

These brothers who I thought I knew were turning out to be a mystery wrapped in an enigma, slathered in conundrum flavored cream cheese.

Everything is temporary, Duane. This,” he gestured to our surroundings, “this is temporary. Even mountains fall. Nothing lasts forever. You got a chance at happiness, even for a week, a month, a year? You grab it and you hold on to it for as long as it lasts.

Attending to injustice, no matter how small, is always a worthy cause.

I saw an opportunist in banana-cake clothing. Let the record show, I did not roll my eyes. Schooling.

Love was never enough, not without mutual respect and a great deal of drudgery and effort. And even then, it wasn’t enough. Wanting each other, being open to change, pushing each other to improve and grow – for the better – working to deserve each other, was the key.

What was one more debit of mortification when my balance sheet was already in the red.