Dillon Quotes

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift... that's why they call it present

The stars up there at night are closer than you think.

that's because it's from the night, and the night keeps secrets

Our universe grants every soul a twin- a reflection of themselves -the kindred spirit - And no matter where they are or how far away they are from each other- even if they are in different dimensions, they will always find one another. This is destiny; this is love.

I'm pretty sure you were in my dreams before you walked into my life. I felt it the first time I saw you. You pulled at me. Took hold of my heart and never let go."............."You were never supposed to be with Dillon. You were always supposed to wind up with me, but fate interrupted us for awhile

The same sun that rises over castles and welcomes the day Spills over buildings into the streets where orphans play And only You can see the good in broken things You took my heart of stone, and You made it home And set this prisoner free

Coincidences give you opportunities to look more deeply into your existence.

Treat everyone you meet as if they were you.

Pay attention to the intricate patterns of your existence that you take for granted.

Goodbye is the absolute hardest thing to say because you have to walk away with just a memory and after awhile that memory fades.

What does ‘I love you’ even mean? It’s weird how different three words can feel. I mean, I’ve said it before but it’s never felt so… big, you know? I’m not sure it meant the same thing then. Like, I was too young to get it. Is that insane? You think I’m insane. But I’m not. I’m just… new to this, I think. Honestly, I think I’m new to this.” “I know you’re saying something profound, but it’s hard to focus when your tits are out.

God's love for others does not stop at the border; neither should ours.

Live today the way you want to be remembered tomorrow.

You’ve made that clear. But why do you assume I’ve done something wrong? Have I ever lied to you, or kept anything from you? I trusted you. You assume I’ve never been hurt and that trust comes easily to me. You’re too busy guarding your own heart to realize that maybe I’m not the arsehole people expect me to be.

Very young children often accept the paranormal as “normal” until adults squeeze it out them.

Miles backs up a step and turns so that he can face Dillon and Corbin at the same time. His eyes remain locked hard with Dillon's. "He's trying to fuck your sister." Jesus Christ, Miles. Ever hear of sugarcoating?

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

Loving someone gives you courage; being loved back gives you strength. -Lao Tzu

..."ya gotta be one of the good guys...'cause there's too many of the bad.

Dillon diminished my sense of feeling alive, Gavin. But you... your brought that back to me.

Dreams link us to those who have already left this life.

You don’t have to stay trapped in your thoughts just because you think them.

A child’s imaginary playmate just might actually be there.

Opening my door to Dillon Ruddick, my bulding super. I handed him a cup of coffee. "Sorry about the blood." "What was it this time?" No one reported gunfire." "I hit a guy in the face with a hair dryer." "Whoa." Dillon said. "It wasn't my fault," I told him. "Maybe we should lay down some linoleum here. It would make things easier for clean up.

Stay present for the “now” of your life. It’s your “point of power.

A town without a bookshop is a town without a soul.

Let us not see today's troubles as a reason to give up; let us see them as an opportunity for God to deliver.

Do you know how some people can do anything?” “What do you mean?” “I mean, you tell them to write a tune, they give you a symphony right there. You tell them to write a book, they write you a novel in a day. You tell them to move a spoon without touching it, they move it. If they want something, they make it happen. Miracles, almost.

Coincidences link us to the unknown and weave us into it.

What would you say to yourself if you could actually meet a younger you?

All i care about is giving you the happy ever after you want. In our own messy, complicated way.

An' you turn your back on your friend, you may as well go ahead an' join the asshole squad, 'cause you just became one more reason why the damn world's gone to hell.

God repeatedly uses the least-likely and least-prepared individuals (ourselves included) to make the deepest impact on our world.

Safety comes in our nearness to God, not in our distance from our enemies.

Compassion is the key to the ultimate survival of our species.

We co-create our reality with others in unseen ways.

Forget about what came before, or what's going to come. Focus on this exact moment, when you've got everything you need: this is living. Now. Now. And now.

How you live today has the potential to impact all eternity.

We are not saved by good deeds; we are saved for good deeds. Jesus transforms us to transform others.

The bookshop felt damp and chilly, but it was still and unsupervised bookshop, and Anna felt a frisson of excitement as she scanned the shelves with greedy eyes. Libraries weren't quite the same, she'd found; something about the prosaic smell of other people's houses and fingers seeping off the pages diluted that sense of magical worlds, but untouched, unread, unexplored books were something else.

Paranormal events are just edges of the infinite we “happen” to encounter.

Those items your woman is looking at are a gift from the goddess, you oaf!

This was to be man sex.

We cannot do everything, but we can all do something.

What if every church in America had a ministry to stand against modern slavery?

That girl you can’t stop thinking about; the one that makes you feel shit you don’t think you’re allowed to feel; Dillon, she can’t hear a word you say. Cadence—she’s deaf.

Dillon, if you're trying to impress me, You're going about it the wrong way. I much prefer a guy with a little more modesty and a lot less wife." -Tate

Who are you? No really. Way, way down deep. Who are you?

Change the world today. Start with the next person you meet.

I always say my biological clock must be digital, because I've never heard it ticking.

The solution to our human frailty is not to try harder, but to turn Godward.

Even if God never did another good thing in our lives, we could spend the rest of this life praising Him for what He has already done.

God saves us because He loves us. It has nothing to do with our goodness or nobility, our achievements or agility. Our salvation depends completely upon our Savior.

When we realize the shortness of life, we begin to see the importance of making every moment count.

We don't earn God's love; we receive it. We don't work for His approval; He approves us.

Everyone leaves a legacy, whether they want to or not. The question is, “What kind of legacy will you leave?

Sometimes you are the answer to your own prayer.

What a fine thing to be as rude as that with such convictions.

The actions you take today not only impact you; they influence generations. Every matter matters for eternity.

When you rest, realize it is not simply ceasing from activity…it is a gift from God.

The problem with comparison is that you always feel either better than someone else or worthless compared to someone else.

When Risa … had her—” He stops and stares at the band poster above my bed. “My mom had to help her, you know.” I shake my head. Dillon takes a breath so big his shoulders heave up and then fall down. “She read the directions to her or something. I can read.

I’m not some sex addict trying to sort myself out. I don’t get a high from fucking everything that walks. I get a high from wanting someone as much as I want you. From actually thinking that for once … for once in my life someone actually cares enough to cry because they think they’ve messed me up.

The physical world we live in is just the beginning.

Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.” 

We may be living past and future lives at the same time we are living this one.

Where there's cake, there's hope.

The right thing. It’s there in the way she says my name. It’s music.

Don't worry about what you did yesterday, he said, often, worry about what you haven't done today.

Nice people sometimes do terrible things because they don't want to do one small mean thing. It doesn't automatically make them a bad person forever.

Anyone who expects fairness in this life is seriously misinformed.

If we are to be blessed, we must pursue the Giver of blessings.

God is never late and rarely early. He is always exactly right on time--His time.

Whether we live in poverty or prosperity, we can still live generously.

We may not have the ability to change all of the world's wrongs, but we can make a difference where we are.

Let us live not only to serve God ourselves; let us live to help our children and their children live for God.

God does not remove us from all harm; He uses harm to move us close to Him.

Sitting on the sidelines in our interconnected world is not a sufficient response.

God is calling you to change the world one life at a time and one small step at a time. Begin today where you are.

You can make excuses...or you can make solutions.

Christianity is anything but safe. Jesus made clear that trouble and persecution stood in the future for His followers.

His eyes go wide while a gasp of wonder passes his lips. He turns his body fully toward us. His lips moving like a fish out of water, gasping for breath. He gives his head a shake and stutters out, “Mer—mermaids. There are fish with women’s bodies or—women with fish bodies sitting upon the rocks. I—I never knew...

The last one's hard. Marriage is always a balancing act, and it's never a good idea for one partner to get too big a head, but I'm afraid that's what's going to happen here. People write a lot of things about Eric Dillon's talent, and most of it's true. But nobody writes about the important things. The fact that he's a wonderful father and the best husband a woman could have. That fact that he cares about other people so much that he sometimes scares me. That doesn't mean he's perfect, of course. It's hard living with a man who's prettier than all of your girlfriends put together. But if it weren't for Eric Dillon, I wouldn't be here tonight. He loved me when I wasn't lovable, and I guess when it comes right down to it, that's pretty much what family is all about. Thank you, sweetheart.

Has God called you to speak out for peace in a tense situation? Are there lives on the line God is calling you to stand up for, to declare peace to, and to encourage toward a non-violent solution? If so, do it. You never know what might happen. Maybe the Lord is likewise sending you to save many lives from destruction.

Megan had accustomed herself to receiving the third degree about her dates. His name is Dillon Carver.He's the same age as me, and also a senior. He has no family history of insanity or premature baldness. He doesn't smoke, drink or do drugs, but he does have a vicious Dr Pepper habit. I'll let you know how big his penis is after the dance.

The thing is, she sounds fucking beautiful and I want to tell her that so badly it's giving me a headache just thinking about it, but I don't because I can't lead her on.

Luke glanced at me, his expression oddly light. "Shh, pretty girl. Let's enjoy ourselves for a bit before you start riddling again ".

God's strength makes us strong; His comfort comforts us. With Him, we no longer run; we rest.

Let us not take what we eat for granted; let us view our meals as an opportunity to give our Lord praise.

[God's] love for us was displayed most clearly through the cross of Christ. There our Lord stretched out His bloodstained hands to say, "I love you this much!

Many go to great lengths to discover God's will or to hear His voice, yet we only need to open His Book.

The church is not a campus but a community. Pastors are not CEOs; they are shepherds.

Be willing to be unliked and ridiculed in order to speak the words of the One who matters most.

Our response to temptation reveals the substance of our faith.

Many overlook the fact that Jesus was homeless. He did not only teach the poor; He lived among them.

Dillon, all you have in this world, really, are your responses to it. Responses to your feelings and responses to what comes in from outside. You know how adults are always trying to get you to take responsibility? That's all responsibility is, responding to the world, owning your responses. It isn't about taking blame or finding out if something's your fault.

When Jesus was interrupted, He started where He was and helped those in need who were nearest to Him. There is always another mission “out there”—the next cause, the next city, or the next country that seems to be the most important mission we could pursue. Jesus illustrates that our greatest mission is often the person in front of us.

Then I read that Jesus was a friend of sinners. This still bothers me. Not because Jesus was a friend of sinners (because that came in really handy in my case). It bothered me because if I'm trying to live like Jesus, that means I'm supposed to be a friend of sinners too.

we have been told we cannot do this by a coarse of sentence: it will only grow louder and more dissident. we have been asked to pause for a reality check, we have been warned about offering this nation false hope, but in the unlikely story that is america there has never been anything false about hope. nothing can stand in the way of millions of voices calling for change the hopes of little girl who goes to a public school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of a little boy who learns on the streets of L.A. We will remember that there is something happening in America, that we are not as devided as our politics suggest, that we are one people, we are one nation and together we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast, from sea to shining sea: YES WE CAN! yes we can to justice and equality yes we can to oppurtunity and prosperity

The customary blizzard of pigeons wheeled briefly across the walk and settled back around an old lady who fed them from a large, wrinkled, paper bag. “I heard a guy on television the other night,” Dillon said. “He was talking about pigeons. Called them flying rats. I thought that was pretty good. He had something in mind, going to feed them the Pill or something, make them extinct. Trouble is, he was serious, you know? There was a guy that got shit on and probably got shit on again and then he got mad. Ruined his suit or something, going to spend the rest of his life getting even with the pigeons because they wrecked a hundred-dollar suit. Now there isn’t any percentage in that. There must be ten million pigeons in Boston alone, laying eggs every day, which will generally produce more pigeons, and all of them dropping tons of shit, rain or shine. And this guy in New York is going to, well, there just aren’t going to be any of them in this world any more.