Abbiati Casino Quotes & Sayings

Though parted from all his soul held dear, and though often yearning for what lay beyond, still was he never positively and consciously miserable; for, so well is the harp of human feeling strung, that nothing but a crash that breaks every string can wholly mar its harmony; and, on looking back to seasons which in review appear to us as those of deprivation and trial, we can remember that each hour, as it glided, brought its diversions and alleviations, so that, though not happy wholly, we were not, either, wholly miserable. — Harriet Beecher Stowe

If men's minds were like dominoes, surely his would be the double blank. — P.G. Wodehouse

The books we enjoy as children stay with us forever
they have a special impact. Paragraph after paragraph and page after page, the author must deliver his or her best work. — Sid Fleischman

That is the trouble with standing up to people, of course. Once you start doing it, you can hardly stop. — Catherynne M Valente

The ideal of brotherhood of man, the building of the Just City, is one that cannot be discarded without lifelong feelings of disappointment and loss. But, if we are to live in the real world, discard it we must. — Kingsley Amis

Meditation is a cyclical process that defies analysis, but demands acceptance. — Sharon Salzberg

Stupidity exceeds and undercuts materiality, runs loose, wins a few rounds, recedes, gets carried home in a clutch of denial-and returns. Essentially linked to the inexhaustible, stupidity is also that which fatigues knowledge and wears down history. — Avital Ronell

He told me he was working as an interpreter in a doctor's office in Brookline, Massachusetts, where I was living at the time, and he was translating for a doctor who had a number of Russian patients. On my way home, after running into him, I just heard this phrase in my head. — Jhumpa Lahiri

The best time to go fishing is when you can — Ed Zern

Show business is a great place to fail upward ... and I guess that's what I've done. — Kurt Fuller

The future is foretold from the past and the future is only possible because of the past. Without past and future, the present is partial. All time is eternally present and so all time is ours. There is no sense in forgetting and every sense in dreaming. Thus the present is made rich. — Jeanette Winterson

I happen to be a huge 'Lord of the Rings' fan. I do an annual marathon of the extended editions. — Anna Kendrick