319 Area Code Quotes & Sayings

No matter how rich you are; you still only need one good toaster in the morning to get going. — Brendan Nolan

If a man's patience is stronger than his whims and desires, then he is like an angel, but if his whims and desires are stronger than his patience, then he is like a devil. If his desire for food, drink and sex is stronger than his patience, then he is no better than an animal. — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

It ain't no joke when you lose your vinyl. — Afrika Bambaataa

People who don't normally read make an exception for my books, possibly because they're short. — Mitch Albom

The term 'deinstitutionalization' conceals some simple truths, namely, that old, unwanted persons, formerly housed in state hospitals, are now housed in nursing homes; that young, unwanted persons, formerly also housed in state hospitals, are now housed in prisons or parapsychiatric facilities; and that both groups of inmates are systematically drugged with psychiatric medications. — Thomas Szasz

There is an art to grieving. To grieve well the loss of anyone or anything
a parent, a love, a child, an era, a home, a job
is a creative act. It takes attention and patience and courage. But many of us do not know how to grieve. We were never taught, and we don't see examples of full-bodied grieving around us. Our culture favors the fast-food model of mourning
get over it quick and get back to work; affix the bandage of "closure" and move on. — Elizabeth Lesser

The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the path. — Saint John Chrysostom

There are some things you can't unsee, and there are some movies you can't get off IMDB no matter how hard you try. — Kurt Fuller

Listen to presences inside poems. — Rumi

The sound of the bat is the music of spring training. — William Zinsser