E.A. Bucchianeri Quotes & Sayings

Yet, beauty cannot be forgotten,
Eternal Wisdom can never die ... — E.A. Bucchianeri

Could mankind declare it was truly wise? Did man know everything on earth, or would he ever? Certainly not! — E.A. Bucchianeri

Stay away from the underground lake I implore,
The Siren will see you are heard of no more. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Now Leroux, what think you
Of this twist to the story? — E.A. Bucchianeri

If Christ is God, He cannot sin, and if suffering was a sin in and by itself, He could not have suffered and died for us. However, since He took the most horrific death to redeem us, He showed us in fact that suffering and pain have great power. — E.A. Bucchianeri

It's a shame there has to be a tragedy before the best in people will finally shine. — E.A. Bucchianeri

He offered his love ... she could not bother,
She gives her love to the other! The other! — E.A. Bucchianeri

Have they known scorn like you
Five cellars down? — E.A. Bucchianeri

You can't enjoy art or books in a hurry. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Music helps to forget
This forsaken tomb,
That is my abode
Cellars down
Far below
Under the ground, ... — E.A. Bucchianeri

Having considered Handel's tumultuous opera career and his first term at Covent Garden in the 1730s, perhaps we may dare to suggest he was one of the foremost pioneers in establishing autonomy within the traditional system of music patronage, notwithstanding his efforts to become an independent impressario often proved disappointing. — E.A. Bucchianeri

... the vintage of history is forever repeating ~ same old vines, same old wines! — E.A. Bucchianeri

It is unfortunate that in most cases when the sins of the father fall on the son it is because unlike God, people refuse to forgive and forget and heap past wrongs upon innocent generations. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Stop teasing you two," Suzy jumped in, "not all of Kathy's ideas are wacky."
"Gee thanks. Was that supposed to be a compliment? — E.A. Bucchianeri

I have been told the best things in life are free ~ I found them very expensive. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Errors do not cease to be errors simply because they're ratified into law. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Editors can be stupid at times. They just ignore that author's intention. I always try to read unabridged editions, so much is lost with cut versions of classic literature, even movies don't make sense when they are edited too much. I love the longueurs of a book even if they seem pointless because you can get a peek into the author's mind, a glimpse of their creative soul. I mean, how would people like it if editors came along and said to an artist, 'Whoops, you left just a tad too much space around that lily pad there, lets crop that a bit, shall we?'. Monet would be ripping his hair out. — E.A. Bucchianeri

It's the unknown that draws people. — E.A. Bucchianeri

If you cannot judge a book by its cover, surely we should not judge an author by one book alone? — E.A. Bucchianeri

Ah, the magic of music, with it, all things are possible. — E.A. Bucchianeri

(Marlowe's) Faustus stubbornly reverts to his atheistic beliefs and continues his elementary pagan re-education ~ the inferno to him is a 'place' invented by men. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Come on let's see the degree."
Katherine unrolled her scroll displaying a long declaration in Latin affixed with a red seal proclaiming her a Master of Art.
"Imagine working for years to obtain a piece of paper we can hardly read " Katherine joked.
"And to officially declare you have talent " Suzy returned. — E.A. Bucchianeri

If there are damned souls in Hell, it is because men blind themselves. — E.A. Bucchianeri

I am an artist you know ... it is my right to be odd. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Finally, Charlie gave up the hunt and placed (the puppy) back on the floor, dispatching fleas was not his idea of a romantic evening, unless you happened to be a twisted exterminator, he thought. — E.A. Bucchianeri

If you are what you eat, you are what you see and hear. — E.A. Bucchianeri

I beg you, help me, in angelic charity,
Pray my efforts will reflect your mastery! — E.A. Bucchianeri

Pity that child who was born near Rouen,
His only crime, to arrive deformed. — E.A. Bucchianeri

There is much to discover that's not on the back cover! — E.A. Bucchianeri

No one messes around with a nerd's computer and escapes unscathed. — E.A. Bucchianeri

... Faustus ... dared to confirm he had advanced beyond the level of a scarlet sinner - he was a conscious follower of the Prince of Darkness. The fact he could publicly project an Antichrist image with pride, having no fear of reprisal, and his seeming diabolical art of escaping all punishment when others who were considered heretics had burned at the stake for less, would certainly signal that an unnatural individual walked in their midst. It is true in many respects he assumed the role of the charlatan, yet how apropos, considering his willingness to follow his 'brother-in-law' known as the Father of Lies and deception. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Thus, Marlowe posed the silent question: could aspiring Icarus be happy with a toilsome life on land managing a plough with plodding oxen having once tasted the weightless bliss of flight? — E.A. Bucchianeri

Evil influence is like a nicotine patch, you cannot help but absorb what sticks to you. — E.A. Bucchianeri

While art thrives on the blazing colours of scandal, literature blossoms on the dark soil of tragedy. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Free time is a terrible thing to waste. Read a book. — E.A. Bucchianeri

There are so many problems to solve on this planet first before we begin to trash other worlds. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Since art is considered a noble field, art should be used to promote all that is good and noble, and in a noble fashion. — E.A. Bucchianeri

True evil needs no reason to exist, it simply is and feeds upon itself. — E.A. Bucchianeri

The simple everyday experiences become the doorway to new thoughts and inspirations. — E.A. Bucchianeri

You cannot hinder someone's free will, that's the first law of the Universe, no matter what the decision. — E.A. Bucchianeri

It's not unpatriotic to denounce an injustice committed on our behalf, perhaps it's the most patriotic thing we can do. — E.A. Bucchianeri

There was something melancholic about that symbol of their nation's promise of freedom, a bell with a chipped mouth and cleft body. — E.A. Bucchianeri

There has to be a cut-off somewhere between the freedom of expression and a graphically explicit free-for-all. — E.A. Bucchianeri

God Is, Lucifer is a devil, and there is a Hell. — E.A. Bucchianeri

If on thoughts of death we are fed,
Thus, a coffin, became my bed. — E.A. Bucchianeri

To be, or not to be: what a question! — E.A. Bucchianeri

Sublime wonders lie in store,
I am shown a regal residence;
a mighty kingdom, an empire
with more grandeur than before ... — E.A. Bucchianeri

If that's the case, waiter, please bring me another piece of cake," Gramps said as lunch was brought to the table, "I'm all for fighting tyranny and oppression. — E.A. Bucchianeri

That's it. Love makes us all strong. — E.A. Bucchianeri

There are some things you can't learn at any university, except for one, the University of Life ... the only college where everyone is a permanent student. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Make your lives a masterpiece, you only get one canvas. — E.A. Bucchianeri

... insanity is never reasonable. — E.A. Bucchianeri

A mask you ask? Optional I find!
Masks lend appeal of a mysterious kind. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Sweetheart, darling, dearest, it was funny to think that these endearments, which used to sound exceedingly sentimental in movies and books, now held great importance, simple but true verbal affirmations of how they felt for each other. They were words only the heart could hear and understand, words that could impart entire pentameter sonnets in their few, short syllables. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Heaven is not a republic. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Sometimes, the simple things are more fun and meaningful than all the banquets in the world ... — E.A. Bucchianeri

No more can this Angel teach her,
Yet, this guiding wing shall not forsake ... — E.A. Bucchianeri

It's a blessed thing to love and feel loved in return. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Righteous, I like that. Kinda fitting when you think about it. If we danced and shared music, we'd be too busy en-joy-in' life to start a war. — E.A. Bucchianeri

(The Mona Lisa), that really is the ugliest portrait I've seen, the only thing that supposedly makes it famous is the mystery behind it, Katherine admitted as she remembered her trips to the Louvre and how she shook her head at the poor tourists crowding around to see a jaundiced, eyebrow-less lady that reminded her of tight-lipped Washington on the dollar bill. Surely, they could have chosen a better portrait of the First President for their currency? — E.A. Bucchianeri

Handel's yearning for independence from the traditional chains of patronage and his persistence in monitoring his productions resulted with unique developments concerning Baroque 'opera seria'; however, paradoxically his personal obsession to obtain complete artistic freedom generated disastrous side-effects that eventually impeded the progress of opera in London. — E.A. Bucchianeri

By now, with all our modern technology, there should be no poverty left on earth. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Art is in the eye of the beholder, and everyone will have their own interpretation. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Thought for the day: Twitter ... 140 character limit ... must be a great tool for fortune cookie writers ... — E.A. Bucchianeri

While you're singing something romantic, I can't get the lyrics to 'Love and Marriage' out of my head, and that tune always reminds me of the jingle from Jeopardy. — E.A. Bucchianeri

You mean something like 'truth or dare'? I haven't played that in a long time." She didn't think he would ever get himself entangled in a game like that, but it was addictive, a compromising icebreaker featuring all the strategy of Poker, minus the cards, mixed with a dash of danger from Russian Roulette, without the revolver. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Monsieur, you must be mad!
Box Five can never be had
For money, love or the world ... — E.A. Bucchianeri

Falling in love is very real, but I used to shake my head when people talked about soul mates, poor deluded individuals grasping at some supernatural ideal not intended for mortals but sounded pretty in a poetry book. Then, we met, and everything changed, the cynic has become the converted, the sceptic, an ardent zealot. — E.A. Bucchianeri

When in doubt, throw doubt out and have a little faith ... — E.A. Bucchianeri

Socrates: Have you noticed on our journey how often the citizens of this new land remind each other it is a free country? Plato: I have, and think it odd they do this.Socrates: How so, Plato?Plato: It is like reminding a baker he is a baker, or a sculptor he is asculptor.Socrates: You mean to say if someone is convinced of their trade, they haveno need to be reminded.Plato: That is correct.Socrates: I agree. If these citizens were convinced of their freedom, they would not need reminders. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Upon the publication of Goethe's epic drama, the Faustian legend had reached an almost unapproachable zenith. Although many failed to appreciate, or indeed, to understand this magnum opus in its entirety, from this point onward his drama was the rule by which all other Faust adaptations were measured. Goethe had eclipsed the earlier legends and became the undisputed authority on the subject of Faust in the eyes of the new Romantic generation. To deviate from his path would be nothing short of blasphemy. — E.A. Bucchianeri

I detect the activist returning with a vengence. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Love, like Fortune, favours the bold. — E.A. Bucchianeri

... The Book is more important than your plans for it. You have to go with what works for The Book ~ if your ideas appear hollow or forced when they are put on paper, chop them, erase them, pulverise them and start again. Don't whine when things are not going your way, because they are going the right way for The Book, which is more important. The show must go on, and so must The Book. — E.A. Bucchianeri

You'll have to fall in love at least once in your life, or Paris has failed to rub off on you. — E.A. Bucchianeri

A conscience without regrets ~ to live life without having to say you're sorry. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Well, if it can be thought, it can be done, a problem can be overcome. — E.A. Bucchianeri

A new challenge keeps the brain kicking and the heart ticking. — E.A. Bucchianeri

If you want to keep people happy, just keep the food and entertainment rolling. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Have you ever felt you were born in the wrong decade, or came just a bit too late and missed out on all the good stuff when it was in its heyday? — E.A. Bucchianeri

You know something is wrong when the government declares opening someone else's mail is a felony but your internet activity is fair game for data collecting. — E.A. Bucchianeri

We are the sum total of the decisions we have made. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Tempted to type meaningless twaddle all the time on Twitter ... with alliteration, no less! — E.A. Bucchianeri

#Twitter: proudly promoting ghastly grammar and silly misspelling since 2006. — E.A. Bucchianeri

It's an artist's right to rebel against the world's stupidity. — E.A. Bucchianeri

True beauty lies not upon gilded veneers,
But found in the soul within. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Far be it from a French man to interfere with love. — E.A. Bucchianeri

If a man cannot serve two masters, neither can Christianity, or several thousand of them as the case may be. — E.A. Bucchianeri

The Scorpion?
The Grasshopper?
Which way will she go? — E.A. Bucchianeri

Weirdism is definitely the cornerstone of many an artist's career. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Speed is not always a constituent to great work, the process of creation should be given time and thought. — E.A. Bucchianeri

While she could hardly fathom what had just happened to her that night, she reached some conclusions before she fell asleep, certain things now made perfect sense; Moon River didn't sound so syrupy, mistletoe wasn't such a bad idea, and perhaps dating was not such a frivolous waste of time after all. — E.A. Bucchianeri

The gates of Hell are terrible to behold, are they not? — E.A. Bucchianeri

The most beautiful moments always seemed to accelerate and slip beyond one's grasp just when you want to hold onto them for as long as possible. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Poor God, how often He is blamed for all the suffering in the
world. It's like praising Satan for allowing all the good that happens. — E.A. Bucchianeri

So it's true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love. — E.A. Bucchianeri

It was only high school after all, definitely one of the most bizarre periods in a person's life. How anyone can come through that time well adjusted on any level is an absolute miracle. — E.A. Bucchianeri

It was not curiosity that killed the goose who laid the golden egg, but an insatiable greed that devoured common sense. — E.A. Bucchianeri

If Erik existed and lived life in despair,
We wish him to know we are here and we care. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Love, like everything else in life, should be a discovery, an adventure, and like most adventures, you don't know you're having one until you're right in the middle of it. — E.A. Bucchianeri