61821 Quotes & Sayings

Better a dry crust of bread with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting with strife. — King David

Brave Livia, you never cease to amaze me." He lifted her chin with his finger. "I've never been more thankful to be alive than right now."
After soft kisses, they pressed their hands together palm to palm. The tingling scattered all over Livia's body, warming her. — Debra Anastasia

Domestic violence, mansplaining, rape culture, and sexual entitlement are among the linguistic tools that redefine the world many women encounter daily and open the way to begin to change it. — Rebecca Solnit

Sir, it is not God who will assemble us on the battlefield, nor position our troops, nor place the cannon, and it is not God who will aim the musket. — Winfield Scott Hancock

Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me, for that would be easier than to be a spring of flowing water that the thirsty pass by, and from which they avoid drinking. — Khalil Gibran

To speak out aloud when alone is as it were to have a dialogue with the divinity which is within. — Victor Hugo

Many mathematicians derive part of their self-esteem by feeling themselves the proud heirs of a long tradition of rational thinking; I am afraid they idealize their cultural ancestors. — Edsger Dijkstra

Yes, Eleanor loathed herself and yet required praise, which she then never believed. — Hanif Kureishi

I feel rotten but I can't change the way I feel. — Beatrice Sparks

Nature is to zoos as God is to churches. — Margaret Atwood

who
is invisible enough
to see you — Paul Celan

loud laughter, phones ringing and the smell — James Patterson

I was heartened that people everywhere want certain basic freedoms, even if they live in a totally different cultural environment. — Aung San Suu Kyi

Callum leaned toward Abel. "Feel it," he said quietly. "Abel, you're fortunate. I know. You have many brothers, as do I. But now, you have two more. — Kristen Ashley

I never really did that well in school because I was so absorbed with doing acting. — Ansel Elgort