2e Wereldoorlog Quotes & Sayings

How majestic is naturalness. I have never met a man whom I really considered a great man who was not always natural and simple. Affectation is inevitably the mark of one not sure of himself. — Charles G. Dawes

To those not yet old, being old means you've been. But being old also means that despite, in addition to, and in excess of your beenness, you still are. Your beenness is very much alive. You still are, and one is as haunted by the still-being and its fullness as by the having-already-been, by the pastness. Think of old age this way: it's just an everyday fact that one's life is at stake. — Philip Roth

The most basic definition of a story is 'Somebody wants something and something's in his way,' and I'm more likely to be engaged if I at least think I know what those two 'somethings' are. They can be simple, they can be complex, but - particularly if you're a beginning writer - I'd rather you err on the side of revealing too much than too little. — Mark Waid

On the side of Mount Calamon a grove of glass flowers grows. The journey there is perilous, and the journey back is more so. — Neil Gaiman

I don't go to war for the adrenaline rush. I cover wars because that's what I've ended up doing. — Tim Hetherington

The rain feels good against my face, Sam. It feels like tears. Let me stay a while longer, I pray you. It has been a long time since last I wept. — George R R Martin

It is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy. — Sun Tzu

I'm saying that what we did isn't going to happen again. That's what I'm saying. — Jennifer L. Armentrout

Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes — John Le Carre

If I go down, it's never easy. At least my opponent knows they have to go to the end of the earth to take me out no matter what the circumstances. I do try to compete. Even if it's not your best day, I just try to walk off the court knowing I gave 100,000 percent. — Venus Williams