I was feeling sorry for myself and immediately assumed her life was going better than mine. Ridiculous, of course–no one can know what a stranger’s life is like. Often we don’t even know what a loved one’s life is like. We all keep so many things to ourselves. Meredith Marple
Marius and Cosette were in the dark in regard to each other. They did not speak, they did not bow, they were not acquainted; they saw each other; and, like the stars in the sky separated by millions of leagues, they lived by gazing upon...
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Victor Hugo
Now, as we stand three feet apart and stare at each other, I feel the full distance that comes with spending so much time apart, a moment filled with the electricity of a first meeting and the uncertainty of strangers.
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Marie Lu
Smile at strangers and you just might change a life.
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Steve Maraboli
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.
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Anonymous
How many of us have lately taken the time out to look at the sky; marvel at the clouds; smell the flowers; or smelt the fresh scent of rain; bought a stranger a cup of tea or coffee; given our time to help another; or...
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Anthony T. Hincks
More Quotes By Meredith Marple
He didn’t fold his arms around her, and he didn’t hold her close. Instead, he gave her a kiss that suggested a future.
If his choice now was to risk either sunshine with a chance of rain or heatstroke with a chance of tornado, he’d go with the sunshine.
I was feeling sorry for myself and immediately assumed her life was going better than mine. Ridiculous, of course–no one can know what a stranger’s life is like. Often we don’t even know what a loved one’s life is like. We all keep so many...
The ski club was a frugal and intergenerational group. It gave dime-store trophies for speed and agility within categories of gender, age, and experience, and so eventually everyone got a trophy.
