One thing I have always been is too short. It's adorable when you're in junior high. After that, it's a pain in the ass for the rest of your life.
Elizabeth BergTag: humor height small stature
But Gemma, you could change the world."
"That should take far more than my power," I say.
"True. But change needn't happen all at once. It can be small gestures."
"Moments. Do you understand?" He's looking at me differently now, though I cannot say how. I only know I need to look away...
We pass by the pools, where the mud larks sift. And for only a few seconds, I let the magic loose again.
"Oi! By all the saints!" a boy cries from the river.
"Gone off the dock?" an old woman calls. The mud larks break into cackles.
"'S not a rock!" he shouts. He races out of the fog, cradling something in his palm. Curiosity gets the better of the others. They crowd about trying to see. In his palm is a smattering of rubies. "We're rich mates! It's a hot bath and a full belly for every one of us!"
Kartik eyes me suspiciously. "That was a strange stroke of good fortune."
"Yes it was."
"I don't suppose that was your doing."
"I'm not sure I don't know what you mean," I say.
And that is how change happens. One gesture. One person. One moment at a time.
Tag: change magic luck gemma-doyle kartik small
Let others lead small lives, but not you.. Let others argue over small things, but not you.. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you.. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.
Jim RohnTag: life choice people other small jim-rohn
Many religions have attempted to make statues of their gods very large, and the idea, I suppose, is to make us feel small. But if that's their purpose, they can keep their paltry icons. We need only look up if we wish to feel small.
Carl SaganTag: sky up small religions icons statues
Don't ever reject a small
when you can't take it all.
Tag: worth small winner-takes-it-all
Small breasts are best for the long haul.
Norman RushYou may think I’m small, but I have a universe inside my mind.
Yoko OnoTag: imagination world universe small ono yoko
Small men oft feel a need to prove their courage with unseemly boasts," he declared. "I doubt if he could kill a duck."
Tyrion shrugged. "Fetch the duck.
Tag: humor dance courage dragons funny kill boast duck small martin prove soiaf tyrion
I picture you four girls back when you were small. I hardly knew where you ended and the other ones started.
Ann BrasharesShe hadn't chosen the brave life. She'd chosen the small, fearful one.
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