15933017 Quotes & Sayings

O Lord gives me a loyal spirit. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Man may have rank and position and a thousand qualifications, he may possess all the good of the earth, but if he lacks the art of personality he is poor indeed. It is in this art that man shows the nobility which belongs to the kingdom of God. — Hazrat Inayat Khan

some see things as they are: others as they are" (p.82) ~CXCI — Manav Sachdeva Maasoom

If conquest constitutes a natural right on the part of the few, the many have only to gather sufficient strength in order to acquire the natural right of reconquering what has been taken from them — Karl Marx

It is not an army that we must train for war; it is a nation. — Woodrow Wilson

I had never realized what grand things air and sunlight are till I had been deprived of them. — Harriet Jacobs

I have always been delighted when told there was a piece of fanfic inspired by a book of mine floating about. I don't read it for legal reasons, but I'm thrilled to know it's there. Someone cared. Someone loved it enough to spend their free time writing about it for free. — Catherynne M Valente

The laurels of an orator who is not a master of literary art wither quickly. — Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Get the action habit - you do not need to wait until conditions are perfect. — David J. Schwartz

I cupped my aching balls and tried to take a deep breath. My chest was tight from wanting him. He was right there - his hip touching mine. I wanted to bend down and take him in my mouth. I wanted it so badly I could taste it. — Sarina Bowen

Mal had made me promise not to cry. He'd said it would only make it harder on him. So I swallowed my tears. I kissed him one last time and let Ivan lead me away. — Leigh Bardugo

He fell in love with Manhattan's skyline, like a first-time brothel guest falling for a seasoned professional. He mused over her reflections in the black East River at dusk, dawn, or darkest night, and each haloed light-in a tower or strung along the jeweled and sprawling spider legs of the Brooklyn Bridge's spans-hinted at some meaning, which could be understood only when made audible by music and encoded in lyrics. — Arthur Phillips

Conception is not some genteel, quiet pastime; it's a fierce and unforgiving team sport. — Barbara Natterson-Horowitz