The Strong have Been Called

Throughout history the strong have been called upon to defend the weak. It's not fair that those of you who serve, sweat, bleed and push your bodies past their breaking point, spend endless hours in combat training for those who cannot show up themselves. Who are incapable or who can't be bothered, or just wont do it. The strong defend the weak. It's not fair but it is right. It's our responsibility and it's our privilege.

 Joshua Nolan from Defiance "The Beauty of Our Weapons" 

This quote is for December 10, 2017.

Super Chick Within

If all you see is how I look, you miss the super chick within. Some people see the revolution but most only see the girl. I could lose my hard earned freedom if my fear defines my world. I declare my independence from the critics and their stones. I can find my revolution, I can learn to stand alone. 

Superchick in "One Girl Revolution"

This quote is for December 09, 2017.

Maybe into Infinity

Maybe for you there's a tomorrow. But for some of us, there is only today. And what you do today matters, in the moment and maybe into infinity. 

Samantha Kingston in "Before I Fall"

This quote is for December 08, 2017.

Time and Space Heal

If the universe came to an end every time there was some uncertainty about what had happened in it, it would never have got beyond the first picosecond. It’s like a human body. A few cuts and bruises here and there don’t hurt it. Not even major surgery if it’s done properly. Paradoxes are just the scar tissue. Time and space heal themselves up around them and people simply remember a version of events which makes as much sense as they require it to make. 

Douglas Adams in “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency 

This quote is for December 07, 2017.

Fear is Just a Feeling

Fear is just a thing, like anything else. A feeling that exists inside of you. 

 Wakti Wapnasi from Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency "Girl Power"

This quote is for December 06, 2017.

The Greatest Risk

The greatest risk we'll ever take is by far to stand in the light and be seen as we are. 

Jordan Smith in "Stand in the Light"

This quote is for December 05, 2017.

Small Hands Do Deeds

The road must be trod, but it will be very hard. Neither strength nor wisdom will carry us far upon it. This quest may be attempted by the weak with as much hope as the strong. Yet such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world; small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere. 

 J.R.R Tolkien in “The Fellowship of the Ring”

This quote is for December 04, 2017.

It's My Life

It's my life. Sure, it's seen better days, but that doesn't mean it won't have better days again. And just because life isn't what you want it to be right now, doesn't mean you should tear it down. 

Roni from Once Upon a Time "Hyperion Heights"

This quote is for December 03, 2017.

Just Meant to Be

Ok, it's alright with me, some things are just meant to be. It never comes easily. Ok, it's alright with me, some people are scared to see what's happening frequently, but I would never shy from a fight. 

Eric Hutchinson in "Ok, It's Alright with Me"

This quote is for December 02, 2017.

Half-Truths at Best

You must never believe everything they say about a person. Generally speaking most of it will be lies, half-truths at best. 

Kate Atkinson in “Life After Life”

This quote is for December 01, 2017.

Was the Dye Cast

The past, it seems, is written in stone. Was the dye cast from the very beginning? Or is it in our own hands to alter the course of destiny. 

Mohinder Suresh from Heroes “Six Months Ago”

This quote is November 30, 2017.

Put a Little Love in Your Heart

If you want the world to know, we won't let hatred grow, put a little love in your heart. I hope when you decide kindness will be your guide. The world will be a better place for you and for me. You just wait and see. 

Mary Mary in "Put a Little Love in Your Heart"

This quote is for November 29, 2017.

The Quality of Any Challenge

The quality of any challenge was directly related to one’s ability to meet it. The less adequate one felt the better the experience, the richer the contest, and the more handsome the reward.

Dean Koontz in The Night of the Storm from “Wilderness and Other Stories” 

This quote is for November 28, 2017.

Prize Things Most

We prize things most when we've lost them. 

Sir Malcolm Murray from Penny Dreadful "Ebb Tide"

This quote is for November 27, 2017.

Life's Like a Road

Life's like a road that you travel on, when there's one day here and the next day gone. Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand, sometimes you turn your back to the wind. 

Rascal Flatts in "Life is a Highway"

This quote is for November 26, 2017.

Abandon Old Limitations

Sometimes the only way forward is to abandon old limitations. You just said I have to accept my limitations. What makes you think those are two different things?

 A. Lee Martinez in “Helen & Troy’s Epic Road Quest” 

This quote is for November 25, 2017.

Taking Control of Your Life

Taking control of your life is about changing you, not everything else. It isn't some instant magic wand that you can just wave around and make everything the way you want it. 

Todd Brotzman from Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency "Nice Jacket"

This quote is for November 24, 2017.

Sea of Love and a Thankful Heart

I will sail a friendly course, file a friendly chart on a sea of love and a thankful heart. Life is like a journey. Who knows when it ends? If you need to know the measure of a man, you simply count his friends. Stop and look around you. The glory that you see is born again each day. Don't let it slip away. How precious life can be.

 Michael Caine in "Thankful Heart"

This quote is for November 23, 2017.

To Survive in this World

To survive in this world, we hold close to us those people on whom we depend. We trust in them our hopes, our fears. But what happens when trust is lost? Where do we run when things we believe in vanish before our eyes? When all seems lost, the future unknowable, our very existence in peril. All we can do is run. 

Mohinder Suresh from Heroes "Run!"

This quote is for November 22, 2017.

Think You're Moving too Fast

Dreams are hopeless aspirations in hopes of coming true. Believe in yourself, the rest is up to me and you. Don't go chasing waterfalls, please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to. I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all but I think you're moving too fast.

TLC in "Waterfalls"

This quote is for November 21, 2017. 

Never Know Kindness

It's hard to judge cruelty when you've never know kindness.

Igor from "Victor Frankenstein"

This quote is for November 20, 2017.

Exactly the Way it Was

It's impossible to say a thing exactly the way it was, because what you can say can never be exact, you always have to leave something out, there are too many parts, sides, cross-currents, nuances; too many gestures, too many shapes which can never be fully described, too many flavors in the air or on the tongue. 

Margaret Atwood in “The Handmaid’s Tale”

This quote is for November 19, 2017.

Rooms I've Never Explored

You think the grief will make you smaller inside, like your heart will collapse in on itself but it doesn't. I feel spaces opening up inside of me, like a building with rooms I've never explored. 

Dolores Abernathy from Westworld "Dissonance Theory"

This quote is November 18, 2017.

Dream of a Girl President

What happened to the dream of a girl president? Where have the smart people gone? I'm so glad that I'll never fit in. That will never be me. Outcasts and girls with ambition, that's what I wanna see.

Pink in "Stupid Girls"

This quote is for November 17, 2017.

Who are You in this Multiverse

This universe is only one of an infinite number. Worlds without end. Some benevolent and life giving. Others filled with malice and hunger. Dark places where powers older than time lie ravenous and waiting. Who are you in this vast multiverse? 

The Ancient One from “Doctor Strange”

This quote is for November 16, 2017.

Live Any Kind of Life

I'd done some things that I regretted. I guess most people do, somewhere along the line. It's hard to live any kind of life without building up a store of regrets. 

John Connolly in Nocturnes “The Furnace Room”

This quote is for November 15, 2017.

No Correct Path in Life

There is no correct path in life. You will lose your way many times. What's important is that you find your way back to the brave girl you always were. Be wise, be strong, and always be true to yourself. 

Alura Zor-El from Supergirl "Pilot"

This quote is for November 14, 2017.

Are You Ready for Today

Hey girl, are you ready for today? You got your shield and sword, cause its time to play the games. You are beautiful even though you're not for sure. Don't let him pull you by the skirt, you're gonna get your feelings hurt. 

Pink in "18 Wheeler"

This quote is for November 13, 2017.

Captains of Our Fates

It's funny. We all have dreams. We plan our futures like we're the captains of our fates. But we're passengers; we go where fate takes us. 

Aurora Lane from Passengers

This quote is for November 12, 2017.

Settle for Devoutly Unhappy

Why don’t people do what they really want to do. Why do we so often settle for what makes us devoutly unhappy. why do we accept that happiness just isn't possible?

Anne Rice in “The Wolves of Midwinter”

This quote is for November 11, 2017.

Unknown isn't Bad

The unknown isn't always bad. Life is full of twists and turns you never see coming. 

Prince Charming Once Upon a Time “Coming Home”

This quote is for November 10, 2017.

Light is Gonna Find You

You swear the light is gonna find you, but it can't find you when you're waiting all the time. Sometimes it's hard to keep on living, but you're the one who's got to know just when it's right.

Parachute in "Something to Believe In"

This quote is for November 09, 2017.

Unsee the Truth

A man cannot unsee the truth. He cannot willingly return to darkness or go blind once he has the gift of sight. Anymore than he can be unborn.

Pembroke from "A Cure for Wellness"

This quote is for November 08, 2017.

Do With the Time

We’re here and then we’re gone. It’s not about the time we’re here, but what we do with the time. 

Rick Yancey in “The Fifth Wave” 

This quote is for November 07, 2017.

Life is a Trip

Go see the world cause it's all so brand new. Don't close your eyes cause your future's ready to shine. Life is a trip down the road that leads you. Look all around at all the mountains you haven't climbed. It's just a matter of time before we learn how to fly. 

Owl City in "When Can I See You Again"

Your future always waits ahead of you on the road of life. If you close your eyes you will miss out on the beautiful and wondrous sights around you.

This quote is for November 06, 2017. 

Careful Slice of History

I don’t care which careful slice of history you choose to cling to, there is no part of being human that does not include the death spectacle: the resort to killing, through war or “justice” or revenge. Curious ways of practicing our humanity, we humans have. 

Lidia Yuknavitch in “The Book of Joan” 

Humanity's history is a mixture of beautiful kindness but also horrendous violence. It is hard to forget our faults but it is also important to remember our compassion and strength. 

This quote is for November 05, 2017.

Just Have to Let Go

I wish my life had turned out better, but I guess there are some things you just have to let go. You have to create your own world, create your own family. 

Francis from Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency "Nice Jacket"

It is ironic that by the time you realize a mistake it is already too late to fix it. All that you can do is learn from it and walk away.

This quote is for November 04, 2017.

Looked Fear in the Face

Have you ever looked fear in the face and said I just don't care? Have you ever held your breath and asked yourself will it ever get better? 

Pink in "Glitter in the Air"

When you've hit the hardest part of your life there comes a point where you look fear in the face and are not afraid because you have nothing to lose. 

This quote is for November 03, 2017.

Looking at the World

You're a man looking at the world through a keyhole. You've spent your whole life trying to widen that keyhole, to see more, to know more. And now, on hearing that it can be widened in ways you can't imagine you reject the possibility. 

 The Ancient One from “Doctor Strange”

Sometimes those who search their whole life to find the answers are not prepared for the actual truth. Or sometimes these individuals are just too stubborn to accept the truth.

This quote is for November 02, 2017. 

Worse for Some

Better never means better for everyone. It always means worse for some.

Margaret Atwood in “The Handmaid’s Tale”

It is very important to remember around the holidays that although you may be very blessed and happy, not everyone is as fortunate as you. Spreading love and kindness is more important than receiving gifts. 

This quote is for November 01, 2017.

Devil Making People Do It

If there's a devil making people do it, or if there are demons possessing innocent folk and making them hurt other people, then it takes the culpability away from man himself. We have to be responsible for our own actions. 

Jonathan Maberry in “Dead Man’s Song”

I think we often do not want to take responsibility for our actions so we will grab at anything to blame. This shows a cowardice that is made even worse by the lies we tell. 

This quote is for October 31, 2017.

Don't Buy In

Don't write yourself off yet. It's only in your head you feel left out or looked down on. Just try your best, try everything you can. And don't you worry what they tell themselves when you're away. You know you're doing better on your own so don't buy in. Just be yourself. It doesn't matter if that's good enough for someone else. 

Jimmy Eat World in "The Middle"

The voices of others can make you feel unworthy but that does not make this true. If you let others trouble you then you let them win.

This quote is for October 30, 2017.

Toxin of Self Doubt

 We are the only species capable of self-reflection. The only species with the toxin of self doubt written into our genetic code. Unequal to our gifts we build, we buy, we consume, we wrap ourselves in the illusion of material success. We cheat and deceive as we claw our way to the pinnacle of what we define as achievement: superiority to other men. 

Pembroke from "A Cure for Wellness"

I do think self doubt can make a person feel empty inside and if that self doubt is not chased away then nothing will fill that hole.

This quote is for October 29, 2017.

Romance in the Unknown

There was romance in the unknown, but once a place had been discovered and cataloged and mapped, it was diminished, just another dusty fact in a book, sapped of mystery. So maybe it was better to leave a few spots on the map blank. To let the world keep a little of its magic, rather than forcing it to divulge every last secret. 

Ransom Riggs in “Hollow City”

The unknown can be so attractive and exciting but unfortunately that can change when you lose the mystery.

This quote is for October 28, 2017.

Imagine the Impossible

You lot, you spend all your time thinking about dying. Like  you're gonna get killed by global warming or asteroids. But you never take time to imagine the impossible. That maybe you survive. 

The Doctor from Doctor Who "The End of the World"

We are so obsessed with the end that we hardly even consider that the end will not be when or how we expect it to be.

This quote is for October 27, 2017.

I'll Rise Unafraid

I'll rise up in spite of the ache. I'll rise unafraid. And I'll do it a thousand times again. All we need is hope and for that we have each other. 

Andra Day in "Rise Up"

It always makes me happy to see how much our fellow man and woman can inspire us and help us rise from our obstacles.

This quote is for October 26, 2017.

The Reserves of Strength

Our instinct is to fight, and to survive. It never ceases to amaze me, the reserves of strength that lie inside the most ordinary men and women. Even in the worst of suffering, there's cause for hope, or admiration, anyway. 

John Connolly in Nocturnes "The Cancer Cowboy Rides”

When individuals find a strong enough motivation to survive and to fight, it is amazing how much strength they can muster when the need arrives.

This quote is for October 25, 2017.

Stars that Burn the Brightest

I feel numb most of the time. The lower I get the higher I'll climb. And I will wonder why I got dark only to shine.  Stars that burn the brightest fall so fast and pass you by. 

Marina and The Diamonds in "Numb"

When you reach the bottom the only way to go is up and sometimes the best way to shine is to find yourself in darkness. 

This quote is for October 24, 2017.

Marry Creation and Destruction

To end war meant to end its maker, to marry creation and destruction rather than hold them in false oppositions. 

Lidia Yuknavitch in “The Book of Joan” 

I think peace is amazing because it is one of the only times that the end or destruction of something is a wonderful and beautiful thing.

This quote is for October 23, 2017.

I Get that Impulse

It's easy to just hide out and hope that your problems will go away. I for sure get that impulse. But then that gives your problem all of the power. 

Amanda Brotzman in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency "That is not Miami"

It is easy to try to hide from your problems, but if you do those problems do seem to keep building up until they are too monstrous to deal with them. 

This quote is for October 22, 2017.

Start is the Same as the End

I have wondered, where it all began, then discovered the start is the same as the end. Cause its not about the win or the lose, yeah that's up to you, its the choice you choose.

Randy Coleman in "The Choice You Choose"

I thinks it funny how life is like a loop; we often end our life much like how we started it. 

This quote is for October 21, 2017.

Thoughts Shape Reality

You think you know how the world works? You think that this material universe is all there is? What is real? What mysteries lie beyond the reach of your senses? At the root of existence mind and matter meet. Thoughts shape reality.

The Ancient One from “Doctor Strange”

I think the universe is too large for us to know all the mysteries in it. 

This quote is for October 20, 2017.

Feel the Others Shining

Of course it was worth it. Just like every act of self-sacrifice is worth it if it helps mankind move forward to a better place. And perhaps that’s why all the lights of life are kept here so close together, so that each soul on earth has a chance to feel the others shining next to it and realize that it is not alone.

K. W. Jeter and Gareth Jefferson Jones in "Death's Apprentice"

When someone lives in isolation, they can lose hope and connection with the world. I choose to believe that there are so many people in this world because humans need to be together.

This quote is for October 19, 2017.

Survival is Just a Choice

I told you, you have one chance in a thousand, but one is all you ever need. Now you have got to make a choice. You have got to decide that you're going to live. Survival is just a choice. Choose it now.

The Doctor from Doctor Who "The Magician's Apprentice"

I definitely think that our mood affects our chances of survival or success. If our heart is not in it then we will probably not succeed, but if we have a passion behind us then the sky is the limit.

This quote is for October 18, 2017.

Undramatic Things

Trouble and aggravation's mostly made up of ordinary things. Did you ever notice that? Undramatic things.

Stephen King in “Needful Things”

Never underestimate the power undramatic and ordinary things have over us; they can have more of an impact than large events. 

This quote is for October 17, 2015. 

Slapping a Smile

Your ability to get through it, as this gets harder, that is a hundred times more powerful than slapping a smile on your face and pretending like everything's just fine. 

Matt Murdock from The Defenders "The H Word"

The strength it takes to get through hard times can be just as inspirational as slapping a fake smile on your face. 

This quote is for October 16, 2017.

Eggshells You Tell Me to Tread

 I lose my balance on these eggshells you tell me to tread, I'd rather be a wild one instead. Don't you hide your face, let it shine. 

Alessia Cara in "Wild Things"

Sometimes it is more fulfilling to be an outcast who is happy than someone who is walking on eggshells in order to be considered as normal or popular. 

This quote is for October 15, 2017.  

Only Motion Bred Strength

Some people thought only motion bred strength. Those people were wrong. The mountain was as powerful as the tide, just… in a different way. 

Seanan McGuire in “Every Heart A Doorway”

Some people feel that strength can only be seen if it is shown off, but I think that the strongest people are the ones that keep quiet about their strength.

This quote is for October 14, 2017.

Imagining One is Possible

If we can admit to ourselves what we want is out there somewhere well then maybe we can fight for it. And if we do that-then we're halfway to getting it. Because the first step to a new beginning is imagining that one is even possible.

Roni from Once Upon a Time "Hyperion Heights"

Sometimes the first and most important step is to consider the possibility that we can have a new beginning. 

This quote is for October 13, 2017.

Tried to Find a New Face

I went as far as I could, tried to find a new face. There isn't one of these lines that I would erase. Left a million miles of memories on that road. Been all around the world and as a matter of fact there's only one place left I want to go. Who says you can't go home. 

Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles in "Who Says You Can't Go Home"

Sometimes when you renovate yourself you find the end result is that you return to your old self. And the oddest thing is that by going through this renovation you end up appreciate what you originally were before. 

This quote is for October 12, 2017.

Never Provide It with a Kingdom

Darkness dwells within even the best of us, in the worst of us, darkness not only dwells, but reigns. Although occasionally providing darkness with a habitat, I have never provided it with a kingdom. 

Dean Koontz in Down in the Darkness from “Wilderness and Other Stories” 

I've never cared for hypocrites that claim they have no negativity, anger or darkness when they know they do. I think honesty about accepting the darkness inside but not letting it overwhelm is a good policy. 

This quote is for October 11, 2017.

Live For the Folks You Love

Everyone dies eventually. It's how you live. That's the only thing you got a say over. You live for the folks you love. 

Xylda from Midnight, Texas "Last Temptation of Midnight"

We can't control our death but we can control how we act during our life. I agree with this quote saying that it is important to live for our loved ones.

This quote is for October 10, 2017.

Don't Mean You Should Join Them

You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't so you might as well just do whatever you want. Can't win for losing, you'll just disappoint them. Just cause you can't beat them don't mean you should join them. 

Kacey Musgraves in "Follow Your Arrow"

It is impossible to please every single person you meet, and if you try you'll only drive yourself crazy.

This quote is for October 09, 2017.

Live Above Them

I wanted the power to defeat my enemies. You gave me the power to defeat my demons. 
We never lose our demons. We only learn to live above them. 

Mordo and The Ancient One from “Doctor Strange”

I think there is always the chance our problems may resurface, but the important question is whether we let them control us again or whether we fight back. 

This quote is for October 08, 2017.

History Is Everything

History was everything. The future was only the disasters of the past waiting to happen anew.

Erika Johansen in "The Queen of the Tearling“ 

Thankfully, if we see the mistakes of the past starting to look like our future, we have time to change it. 

This quote is October 07, 2017.