Abdennour Bidar Quotes & Sayings

It's a beauty one isn't born with, but must fight to construct at great sacrifice. — Leslie Feinberg

All my life, all I'd ever heard was: Emily's so shy, Emily's so quiet, Emily's so clever. Thinking back on it now, I don't know if I was ever any of those things, or if I just became shy and quiet and clever because everyone said I was. — Tanya Byrne

Some things never leave a person:
scent of the hair of one you love,
the texture of persimmons,
in your palm, the ripe weight. — Li-Young Lee

I sometimes don't know what songs are about for several years after I've written them. — Justin Hayward

Suffering and pain are always obligatory for a broad consciousness and a deep heart. Truly great men I think, must feel great sorrow in this world. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

An absurd problem came to the surface: 'How COULD God permit that (crucifixion of Jesus Christ)!' ... the deranged reason of the little community found quite a frightfully absurd answer: God gave his Son for forgiveness, as a SACRIFICE ... The SACRIFICE FOR GUILT, and just in its most repugnant and barbarous form - the sacrifice of the innocent for the sins of the guilty! What horrifying heathenism! — Friedrich Nietzsche

Alex finally turned around and noticed that there were three women in the room. He quickly swept his eyes over them, taking in their comfortable position. As his gaze settled on Emma, she lifted her teacup to her lips and took a sip.
"My, my," he drawled, "aren't we the best of friends?"
All three women shot him irritated glances. Alex looked a trifle disgruntled at their collective unfavorable response to his presence. — Julia Quinn

I'm going to be your grandpa! / I have the biggest smile. / I've been waiting to meet you for such a long, long while. — Billy Crystal

Lost indeed are those who kill their own children out of folly, with no basis in knowledge, forbidding what God has provided for them... — Anonymous