146 quotes found
“Some persons can't accept the truth, due to their inability to let go of their own perceptions”
“Progress? Oh, I think so. The iceman melteth.”
“Every secret of a writers soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works.”
“I've always been fascinated by weather.”
“You must know what God is expecting from you in the ministry that He has entrusted to you”
“Philanthropy is. . . greatly overrated. A pain in the gut is not sympathy for the underprivileged, but the result of eating a green apple; the philanthropist gives to ease his own pain.”
“Choices are few and sometimes one, to him who hath wisdom; but in abundance are they to the heart of he who lacketh understanding.”
“The Widdern the non-magical world, where science rules and many people believe that magic only exists in books. Theyre wrong.”
“Let us then understand at once that change or variety is as much a necessity to the human heart and brain in buildings as in books; that there is no merit, though there is some occasional use, in m...”
“He's threatening to breed polo ponies, but he's always been a man of great ideas, but little action, so I don't suppose he will.”
“Stand tall, my friends, when the fool comes around.”
“You can only fail to pick the Castellan's pocket once”
“I asked him: Why didnt you just tell me? He said: If I tell you, youll just forget at some critical point. If you figure it out for yourself, youll always remember.”
“...what she had been waiting to see on someone else's face was not empathy but the companionship of unmitigated suffering...”
“I rarely take time to feel embarrassed. I just figure it's God keeping me humble, and try not to mess up again.”
“In vain does the disguised traveller inwardly rebel against the influences and impressions which are wearing away his real self. The impressions of the past lose more and more their hold on him unt...”
“You just gave her an angry glance in return. It was the kind of glance that children give their parents when they know exactly the kind of total power they have over them and when the temptation to...”
“When did we revert back to sticks and shields,Uniform uniforms, stylized agenda reveals,Hiding behind glass with nods to our reflection,Blocking out the light that sparked the deception?Who do we s...”
“They may have forgotten how badly they treated you, or they may pretend that they have forgotten. But watch: They will come back to you.”
“Trust your brain to suggest a solution, then have the courage to follow through.”
