Christopher Pike Quotes

Enjoy your life. No curse hangs over you, nor did it ever. No devil chases after your soul. Sing and dance and be merry.

Relationships are mysterious. We doubt the positive qualities in others, seldom the negative. You will say to your partner: do you really love me? Are you sure you love me? You will ask this a dozen times and drive the person nuts. But you never ask: are you really mad at me? Are you sure you’re angry? When someone is angry, you don’t doubt it for a moment. Yet the reverse should be true. We should doubt the negative in life, and have faith in the positive.

A true teacher would never tell you what to do. But he would give you the knowledge with which you could decide what would be best for you to do.

That is the mysterious thing about tragedy- it often strikes at the happiest moment.

You will see that the things you desire most are the very things that bring you the greatest sorrow.

You search endlessly for permanent happiness in a world where nothing is permanent.

‎When you point your finger at someone, anyone, it is often a moment of judgement. We point our fingers when we want to scold someone, point out what they have done wrong. But each time we point, we simultaneously point three fingers back at ourselves.

Death never comes at the right time, despite what mortals believe. Death always comes like a thief.

What you wish for, what you most hope for - that is your greatest illusion.

Truly it it not the tragedies that destroy us, but the memories of them.

Yes. The opposite of love is not hate. It is indifference. That is why few people find God. They go to church and talk about him and that sort of thing. They may even go out and evangelize and try to win converts. But in their hearts, if they are honest with themselves, they are indifferent to him because they cannot see him. God is too abstract for people. God is a word without meaning. If Jesus came back today, nothing he said would make any sense to those who wait for him. They would be the first ones to kill him again.

No one awakens in the morning thinking they will die that day. Not a saint or a sinner. Not even a condemned killer. We all know were mortal, and yet we all believe we'll live forever.

When you do something because you're angry, you almost always do the wrong thing.

The hourglass runs low.

When you were in love, you knew no fear or hatred. When you were fearful, there was no possibility of love or hate. And when there was hate, there was only hate.

Persistence is the key to solving most mysteries.

Sometimes, if I am not careful, and I stare too long at a flower, it shrivels and dies.

People are responsible for their actions, but not the fruits of their actions. Always do what you think is right, but don't worry if good does not always come from what you do.

It doesn't matter. You are what you are. I am what I am. We are the same-when you take the time to remember me.

One question always leads to another question. Some things are better to wonder about.

Darkness approaches from outside. I feel no light inside me strong enough to resist it.

I went to work at the library. I know that sounds crazy but I didn't know where else to go. Besides, at the library I was constantly surrounded by people. And I loved my job, surrounded by so many books, so many lives, so much of the past.

Don't simply knock and wait for the door to be opened. Go look for the keys. Some fit the lock better than others.

Nothing is as it seems. Black can appear white when the light is blinding but white loses all luster at the faintest sign of darkness.

There comes a time for everybody when words and reasons can become such a great weariness.