Donna Lynn Hope Quotes - Page 3

You don't build a family by tearing down another one.

When other girls were dreaming about love, she dreamt of love too, but in an entirely different context - the ones they took for granted.

Anyone can be polite to a stranger. Anyone can remain charming when spending time with an acquaintance, but what about those with whom we have familiarity? We hurt, offend and piss off the ones we love the most. Whenever we come home from playing nice and kissing ass instead of lips, we remove the masks and be who we really are.

Why is it you tell me the truth only when you've fallen asleep? It's then that you visit me.

I don’t miss anyone. If I did I would do something about it. Besides, some people come back...in dreams. That’s when they’re honest.

When he comes for her, it’s only in her dreams where she has no control, no way to shut the door, and nowhere to run. That’s when she listens.

You can shoo people away in real life, but not when they force their way in through the dream door.

It's way too easy to see the real face of a person. They're amiable and full of pretense when they want something from you, but the minute you don't give in, back away or put yourself first (like they do) is the minute they show you who they really are.

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.

Apathy. What’s hard to understand? They don’t care. Not until it affects them.

I don't admire the person who hides from the world and claims enlightenment. To be purified you have to be tested and there is no better test of strength than dealing with other people.

Don't concern yourself with the opinions of those who judge you. That is placing on them an importance they do not have.

Weird people don't care if they're weird. They are the most entertaining to converse with because nothing is off-limits.

Masks are elaborate and everyone has one. It takes a while to get to know people. This doesn't make them mysterious, it makes them like everyone else.

Three kinds of people get talked about: The fascinating, the freaks and the nefarious.

Love doesn't keep score," he challenged.

I shrugged my shoulders. "But people do...

I think I figured out why I don't have more friends. I find dead people more interesting than the living.

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.

I’d love to have the kind of friend who would visit me before visiting a man. Otherwise I know where I’m ranked, which is below him.

Who knows you more...your friend or your enemy? It's your enemy that pursues with passion while your friend engages at leisure.