Karen Tayleur quotes

“... I looked through the car's rear window for a final wave, and it felt like someone had invaded my chest and squeezed all the juice out of my heart until it was a tiny dry sponge.”
-- Karen Tayleur

#Heart Quotes #Car Quotes #Finals Quotes

“Just once, I would like there to be something special about being the kid stuck in the middle.”
-- Karen Tayleur

#Kids Quotes #Special Quotes #Middle Quotes

“I'm just not built for fairytale surprises.”
-- Karen Tayleur

#Fairytale Quotes #Surprise Quotes

“But what I do believe is that if you're a girl who was born in Homsea, a girl who lives in a nothing kind of house with an ordinary kind of family, then you can't know everything about the world and that it's probably good to keep an open mind about things, just in case.”
-- Karen Tayleur

#Girl Quotes #Believe Quotes #House Quotes

“Ideas may drift into other minds, but they do not drift my way. I have to go and fetch them. I know no work manual or mental to equal the appalling heart-breaking anguish of fetching an idea from nowhere.”

“May God so fill us today with the heart of Christ that we may glow with the divine fire of holy desire.”

Source : A. B. Simpson (1984). “Days of Heaven on Earth: A Daily Devotional to Comfort and Inspire”, Moody Publishers

“The safe place lies in obedience to God's Word, singleness of heart and holy vigilance.”

“The greatest need of our age and of every age, the greatest need of every human heart, is to know the resources and sufficiency of God.”

Source : A. B. Simpson (2010). “When God Steps In: Divine Resources for Life's Situations”, p.4, Moody Publishers

“Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies, But keep your fancy free.”

“A long time ago, Trinity and I made a list of types of guys you should never date. We add to it every now and then. It includes things like never date a guy whose computer costs more than his car (you'll never get him to pay attention to you except over instant messages), never date a guy who has a pet lizard (he's probably into weird stuff in bed) and never under any circumstances go on a second date with a guy who says the word "married" on the first date (he'll turn out to be a mama's boy or a religious type)”

Source : Adam Selzer (2010). “I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It”, p.46, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

“I, for my part, acknowledge another precept which says that man must deal the final blow to those whose downfall is destined by God.”

“After the design is firmly fixed, the decoration is added. Decorating is the final enhancement.”

“The final act of business judgment is intuitive.”

Source : Alfred P Sloan (2015). “My Years With General Motors”, p.16, eNet Press

“Competition is the final price determinant and competitive prices may result in profits which force you to accept a rate of return less than you hoped for, or for that matter to accept temporary losses”

Source : Alfred P Sloan (2015). “My Years With General Motors”, p.173, eNet Press