The thing is that when you’re young, you always think you’ll meet all sorts of wonderful people, that drifting apart and losing friends is natural. You don’t worry, at first, about the friends you leave behind. But as you get older, it gets harder to build friendships. Too many defenses, too little opportunity. You get busy. And by the time you realize that you’ve lost the dearest best friend you’ve ever had, years have gone by and you’re mature enough to be embarrassed by your attitude and, frankly, by your arrogance.
— The Friday Night Knitting Club (Kate Jacobs)
We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
— Francois de la Rochefoucauld (via quote-book)
Sometimes, it’s easier to tell a stranger something very personal. It`s like there’s less risk, opening yourself up to someone who doesn’t know you.
— Linwood Barclay (via wordsthat-speak)
We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
— Francois de la Rochefoucauld (via quote-book)
You may not agree with a woman, but to criticize her appearance — as opposed to her ideas or actions — isn’t doing anyone any favors, least of all you. Insulting a woman’s looks when they have nothing to do with the issue at hand implies a lack of comprehension on your part, an inability to engage in high-level thinking. You may think she’s ugly, but everyone else thinks you’re an idiot.
— Hillary Clinton (via inspiri)
