…he knew no other pleasure but what consisted in opposition.

“It little mattered whether my curiosity irritated him: I knew the pleasure of vexing and soothing him by turns; it was one I chiefly…

— Charlotte Brontë

Kind words are such a blessing to the needful, if one but knew the pleasure that they bring.

— John McLeod

“Stand out. Someone has to. It is easy to follow along. It can feel strange to do or say something different. But without that…

— Timothy Snyder

Law of Contrariness: Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can. Having found them, we shall then…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“He had a simple maxim for all competitive or adversarial situations: work out what the other party least wants you to do, and then…

— John Lanchester

If you have contrariness. That isyour specialty or weakness bothare some

— Mak_786

“To hell with you. To hell with you and to hell with the Internet.”

— Ray Bradbury

“It’s probably my job to tell you life isn’t fair, but I figure you already know that. So instead, I’ll tell you that hope…

— C.J. Redwine

“Dare to dream, for in the daring there is defiance to live beyond your circumstances”

— Anonymous

I want nevertheless to add that for me the world is a defiance of common sense.

— Rene Magritte

As one, they leap, laughing, and that is where we leave them - mouths open, arms spread wide, fingers splayed to take in the…

— Libba Bray

There is all the difference in the world between the criminal's avoiding the public eye and the civil disobedience's taking the law into his…

— Hannah Arendt

If you tell me, I will leave you alone," I said. "And if you don't tell me, I am going to grab the nearest…

— David Levithan

One response was given by the innkeeper when Mary and Joseph wanted to find a room where the Child could be born. The innkeeper…

— Billy Graham

“Defiance, Catherine, is a gift of God, who is superior to nature. When nature comes to get you, honor God by treating it, as…

— Mark Helprin