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Quotes by Jamaican Authors
"Grab tightly to the reigns of passion and ride into glory for without it life would be stagnant and you would be a spirit without cause."
"Theirs was a tug-of-war and neither could let go. Both felt the burn and still wouldn't let go. Some might call it a game for neither could admit defeat."
"First bathrooms, now cars. At least people are wearing their seat belts."
"You love the word love but you don't really love and you don't want to love because love, which is really sacrifice, would prevent you from doing what you want to do."
"People give up on each other long before they give up on themselves, and they do that, too."
"In our lives are special moments that live as their own, the rest is movement with the passage of time."
"No, we aren't civilized, even in our business suits and high heels. People are as mean as ever, and as predictable. Underneath it all, we are not so different from what lurks in the wild, perhaps we're worse."
"You can never let your compassion stand in the way of justice because when you do, other people get hurt."
"The easiest way to get rid of bitterness is to spit it out. The easiest way to forget something noxious is to flush it. The easiest way to move on is to erase everything, and I do mean everything."
"For those who have learned what suffering is early on, you have prepared ahead of the pack so that you can take care of the pack."
"She was told it was magnetism that kept them engaged, and how do you separate magnets? You force them apart."
"Emotions enthrall, but change, and as such have the ability to disrupt and destroy."
"How much pain a person detains may be proportionate to the pain they spare others when they'd rather hurt than hurt another."
"A friendship has but one chief adversary and that is envy. It is sired by resentment with the potential consequence of unresolved estrangement." She looked at the woman in conflict and said, "Do not envy her but imagine what it took for her to have what you resent her for. Would you want to embark upon her journey instead of your own to procure it? You notice her abundance but overlook her losses; do not envy her because she would rather have your friendship than your envy." The woman looked at her and nodded in accord, "And how do you do that?" she asked. The woman sighed in reflective thought. "By changing the way you think."
"There are those that wonder which is worse: Not being able to reach out or not having anyone to reach for. There are some that ponder which is the greater ache: Not being able to tell or not having anyone that cares enough to ask. Perhaps it's not one person that is to blame, but both."
"Don't start a fight if you can't duke it out. Either win or concede but whatever you do, don't have others fight for you."
"Anger met with anger only increases enmity rather than diffusing a tense situation. Anger, in turn, gives birth to hate. In such cases the wisest thing to do is not to engage through emotion. Emotions are self-centered and denying them spares animosity."
"Enchantment and fulfillment were on the gold and garnet horizon - autumn's breath, a dormant dream reawakened, a yearning nearly satiated, a tender thank you with a brush of the lips, and a connection as fingers touch and go hand in hand."
"The spider's web: She finds an innocuous corner in which to spin her web. The longer the web takes, the more fabulous its construction. She has no need to chase. She sits quietly, her patience a consummate force; she waits for her prey to come to her on their own, and then she ensnares them, injects them with venom, rendering them unable to escape. Spiders " so needed and yet so misunderstood."
"She was asked, "What do you see in him?Taken aback, she replied, "What does he see in me?Others too wondered why she chose him " not as handsome as the others, not one with a lot of possessions or even status, but little did they know, as little minds go, that she chose the one who wanted her most."
"It's hard to part the curtains when the dark holds such familiarity."
"You're not interesting in the least," she spat. "I don't need to be," I smiled. "That's what you need...And you're welcome to it."
"I love men. I also hate men; I wouldn't want to be in a world without them but I have to say, it's not a compliment to know a man wants to sleep with you. It's only a compliment when he will go to great lengths for you."
"The writer in her went silent and hid when her revealing words were wide-spread read."
"Life is for the loved, not the lonely." She lamented. "Although it's the lonely who try to make the world and its inhabitants less so."
"Do you keep silent to keep a friendship or do you try to lend your support unconditionally, even if what they are doing goes against everything you believe in? Will it be principles over friendship, morality over love?"
"If you're nice, decent, attractive, get good grades and are talented, no one wants to read about that...They want to read what's out-of-the-ordinary, the scandalous, the shocking and the tragic. They want a story; they want to be captivated and what's typical does not give them that...unless, of course, that person ends up a victim, commits a crime or loses their minds via a love affair."
"As long as she is near or within his power to reach, he will be drawn to her, leaving less of him for others and that's why she had to leave. She knew, despite her own great desire, that there are consequences and responsibilities that are more important and life-altering than personal feelings."
"Just following orders' is no excuse unless you're in the bedroom."
"She may have been among them but she could never be one of them. She was without inclusion for-as-much as she was not "one of the girls" and she wasn't "one of the guys." She was an outsider gazing in, endlessly comfortless, while they wished they had what it took to be less like the others and more like her."
"You may want the alpha, but the alpha has his pick."
"The earth is grounding while the mountains, curvaceous and sweeping, offer a blanket of refuge. Their woods are abounding in camouflage as their leaves sway about in continuous, florid dance. There is an air of invulnerability that is exclusive to the woods, which is why she's most happy among them. She doesn't mind beasts as they are preferable to humans and much less threatening; beasts, you see, although dangerous, are incapable of the enmity that permeates beyond the shade of the woods."
"They say love inspires. Guess what inspires more? An enemy."
"Some people confuse intensity for passion and challenge for attraction."
"She had hope in her heart but after a while, with each step forward, hope stepped back. And for the first time in months, the first time ever, she began to weep, and as she did she knew that with the retreat of hope her heart had finally caught up with her head. And as each tear spilled over she let them go, she was letting go."
"When it comes to men, I appreciate them, don't bash them and never love them."
"When someone attempts to insult you know that they are inadvertently giving away what would insult them."
"It is easy, and therefore uninspiring, to love within the norms of acceptance and society. Other than ones own heart, there is no great risk involved; it's all very status quo. The same is tired, but what's outside-the-norm is captivating and gets under people's skin, pushing their buttons, making them think and revealing their depth as a person, or their lack thereof. It's love against obstacles that inspires the most " a love that faces and ultimately endures through challenges, hardship and ridicule that is courageous and triumphant."
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