Mounting tensions in Eastern Europe send shivers down the spine. Barely a quarter of a century after the end of the Cold War we seem to be sliding inexorably towards another (Alex Morritt, Impromptu Scribe)
We don’t plan funerals till the body is dead
We don’t plan funerals till the body is dead. (Nilesh Rathod, Destiny of Shattered Dreams)
If the ultimate goal is lasting love, women are going to have to become comfortable with sacrifice and capitulation. Because those are the underpinnings of a long-term marriage – for both sexes
If the ultimate goal is lasting love, women are going to have to become comfortable with sacrifice and capitulation. Because those are the underpinnings of a long-term marriage – for both sexes (Suzanne Venker)
Strange. Half my years afraid of life. The other half, afraid of death. Always some kind of afraid
Strange. Half my years afraid of life. The other half, afraid of death. Always some kind of afraid (Ray Bradbury, Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales)
There is no fulfillment that is not made sweeter for the prolonging of desire – Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel’s Dart
There is no fulfillment that is not made sweeter for the prolonging of desire – Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel’s Dart
The times that were most fun seemed always to be followed by sadness now, because it was when life started to feel like it did when she was with us that we realized how utterly gone she was
The times that were most fun seemed always to be followed by sadness now, because it was when life started to feel like it did when she was with us that we realized how utterly gone she was (John Green, Looking for Alaska)
Tolerance says I am just going to stomach your right to be different. That if you disappear from the face of the earth, I am no better or worse off. But love – love knows that every American has worth and value, no matter what their background, race, religion, or sexual orientation
Tolerance says I am just going to stomach your right to be different. That if you disappear from the face of the earth, I am no better or worse off. But love – love knows that every American has worth and value, no matter what their background, race, religion, or sexual orientation. (Cory Booker)
The only way to enjoy anything in this life is to earn it first
The only way to enjoy anything in this life is to earn it first. (Ginger Rogers)
Throughout the ancient world, naming was a sacred act. It was the word by which a child was called into his calling. It was the voice of destiny, summoning the child into his future with all its glorious promise
Throughout the ancient world, naming was a sacred act. It was the word by which a child was called into his calling. It was the voice of destiny, summoning the child into his future with all its glorious promise (Anne Hamilton, God’s Panoply: The Armour of God and the Kiss of Heaven)
Alive. Alive in the way that death is alive
Alive. Alive in the way that death is alive (John Fowles, The Collector)