Bend Quotes

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Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most… — Franz Kafka
That word is 'willing.' It's an attitude and spirit of cooperation that should permeate our conversations. It's like a palm tree by the ocean that… — Stephen Kendrick
Nothing can be sadder or more profound than to see a thousand things for the first and last time. To journey is to be born… — Victor Hugo
How often, you wonder, has the direction of your life been shaped by such misunderstandings? How many opportunities have you been denied--or, for that matter,… — Kevin Brockmeier
As for myself: I had come to the conclusion that there was nothing sacred about myself or any human being, that we were all machines,… — Kurt Vonnegut
Batter my heart, three-personed God, for you As yet but knock; breathe, shine, and seek to mend; That I may rise, and stand, o'erthrow me,… — John Donne
Memory warps time, as it does the sights and sounds and smells of reality; for what shapes it is emotion, which can twist what seems… — Sherwood Smith
In this age, the mere example of non-conformity, the mere refusal to bend the knee to custom, is itself a service. Precisely because the tyranny… — John Stuart Mill
And no relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain… — Sarah Dessen
What we end up calling history is a kind of knife, slicing down through time. A few people are hard enough to bend its edge.… — Barbara Kingsolver
The voice of the nickly reflection of the moon was not as deep as you might expect. It was a singerâ€™s voice, though, a tenor,… — Dave Eggers
I love you only because it's you the one I love; I hate you deeply, and hating you Bend to you, and the measure of… — Pablo Neruda
(The tree bend over. Suddenly, a hiss and a meow sounded an instant before two cats darted off across the backyard.) Look, Lanie, itâ€™s Mr.… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Love is never easy. We begin by loving the things we can, according to our stature, but it is not long before we find that… — Alison Croggon
Part of him wanted to weep... but his purpose was rigid within him. He felt he could not bend to gentleness without breaking. — Stephen R. Donaldson
To be a druid is to embrace death, dance with it a while, and finally fall prey to it. That is why we'll never rule… — Darren Shan
There is another bend in the road after this. No one knows what will happen. — Lucy Maud Montgomery
Just stand. Bend. Balance. — Lisa McMann
Give Me Strength This is my prayer to thee, my lord---strike, strike at the root of penury in my heart. Give me the strength lightly… — Rabindranath Tagore
Mr. Freeman: You are getting better at this, but it's not good enough. This looks like a tree,but it is an average, ordinary, everyday, boring… — Laurie Halse Anderson

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