ir0nna’s most recent Quotables

If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder.

Life is like riding a bicycle; in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving.

At least I hadn’t died ironically. Just tragically.

Hope's a gamble. Fairytales don't just come true. People don't change in a heartbeat. Dream jobs always have a catch. Perfect guys don't exist. I'd rather prepare for the worst, and be surprised if I get something out of it, than hope for the best, only to be devastated when the worst comes true.

I've always been a strong believer of not getting one's hopes up. What is the point, I used to think, in dreaming on a falling star, and hoping feverishly for the unattainable, if it's all going to come to an end, one day?

Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.