Amanda The Adventurer Quotes

Everyone should see at least one street race before they die.

Under the light of the full moon she dances about wildly, hoping an otherworldly being will come whisk her away & take her on a grand adventure. - she's so done with reality

Sometimes, I think about it – us, together – and everything gets so tight and hot and wound up inside me that I can’t breathe anymore.

It’s not by accident that people talk of a state of confusion as not being able to see the wood for the trees, or of being out of the woods when some crisis is surmopunted. It is a place of loss, confusion, terror and anger, a place where you can, like Dante, find yourself going down into Hell. But if it’s any comfort, the dark wood isn’t just that. It’s also a place of opportunity and adventure. It is the place in which fortunes can be reversed, hearts mended, hopes reborn.

Worrying is praying for things you don’t want to happen,

The most accurate way to know the future is to create it.

Meditation is like sobriety in that it doesn’t make everything perfect but helps us be okay with how everything is.

And you chose Quintessa over the two million units?” Bridgebane asked. “Over the huge bonus you could have had?” “Yeah.” Shade cocked his head. “I guess I made a better choice than you did.

The most amazing mechanism in the known universe is the human brain; it takes in information all the time then uses it, all of which is happening, of course, without human knowledge. Typical…

Let’s go inside before a Sector-hopping horde of hungry flervers smells your fear and zeroes in on us from across the galaxy.” “Don’t make fun of me.” I put my hand over my heart. “I would never.” Tess’s scowl didn’t fool me. The humor in her eyes told the real story. “They’ll eat you first. More muscle.” “If it keeps you alive, I’m happy to sacrifice my biceps.

Words wouldn’t come, so I used my body to show her. And if she didn’t understand that I loved her, then I’d show her again tomorrow.

Awesome date, Shade. You took me to murder highway.” He shrugged. “Predators. Prey. It’s just the natural way of things.

I don’t have a bathing suit,” I hedged. “Jungle swimming is always naked.

I have no husband, sir. Nor am I eager to acquire one. From my observation, husbands tend to limit a woman’s adventures.

Jungle sex,” I panted. “Let’s go swimming,” Shade said at the same time. We stared at each other. He grinned like a loon. I blinked and then grinned also. “I like the way you thing, starshine.

The human brain has a natural ability, inherent in its mechanism, to work on many levels, in a process of constant promptings, in a type of self-preservation. If only humans understood... Most ignore it.

I guess it all just boiled up a minute ago, like some messed-up accusation soup spiced with… I don’t know…” She shook her head, “Lust and rage?” “The rage is justified.” I slid her a slow smile. “I can work with lust.

Yes, indeed. San Francisco was the perfect place for a walker between worlds like Jamie Hastings to grow up in. Her soul had chosen wisely before coming in, born to a visionary mother like Amanda, and situated in one of sunny California's most beautiful landscapes.

Despite its size, there’s never a dull moment in Hemlock Cove. “Sacrificing chickens?” “Listen, I don’t think that’s what’s going on,” Chief Terry said. “The teenagers around here pick different spots in the woods to party. A lot of them go out to Hollow Creek, but when they’re feeling adventurous they branch out.” “I guess I’m not sure why it’s a problem,” I said. “They’re teenagers. Isn’t partying in the woods pretty much what teenagers do?” “I’m a police officer.” “I noticed.” “I look the other way a lot of the time when it comes to the partying,” Chief Terry said. “If I catch them, most of the time I call their parents and let them off with a warning. This is a small town, and I don’t see the need to bust kids for doing what comes naturally. “That being said, if they’re doing something else … like sacrificing chickens … I really can’t ignore it,” he continued.

CHAPTER ONE IT’S LONELY AT THE TOP

Emmy braced herself for the speech about to follow. It would involve spreading her wings. Being more adventurous. Grabbing life with both hands. There might even be some bird cage imagery invoked.

The words we hear and use every day can provide clues to help us determine which groups are healthy, which are toxic, and which are a little bit of both—and to what extent we wish to engage with them. Within these pages lies an adventure into the curious (and curiously familiar) language of Cultish.

We’ve realized something about ourselves too: we are just as tempted by the propensity to make everyone feel happy as we are by booze.

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She wasn't exactly hankering to pack her bags and set out on a grand adventure, but there was still time to choose a life with fewer walls. If she let more people into her world, might it help her learn how to step into theirs?

I can think of so many motives explaining why someone might enter a community like the Peoples Temple or Heaven’s Gate. Maybe it’s because life is hard and they want to make it better. Because someone promised they could help. Maybe they want their time on Earth to feel more meaningful. Maybe they’re sick of feeling so alone. Maybe they want new friends. Or a new family. Or a change of scenery. Maybe someone they love is joining. Maybe everybody is joining. Maybe it just seems like an adventure.

I could borrow and mine the lives and adventures of others, experiencing life in other centuries, other countries, other worlds. It didn't matter what I had, or did not have, when I was reading.