Acidentes Domesticos Quotes & Sayings

To put it in musician's terms, my chops are good. — Cy Coleman

When the hoary old question of nature versus nurture comes around, sides form quickly. — Simon Blackburn

Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written. — Anonymous

I like flat black. It doesn't try to explain anything, and it's been hip since before I was born, I guess. — Dennis Cooper

I was rich in those days, for a week I had everything. I wish I'd known you then. — Rod McKuen

They should put expiration dates on clothing so we men will know when they go out of style. — Garry Shandling

I was not a disaster.
I had been taken apart and put back together again, and this version of me was unbreakable. — Maggie Stiefvater

Generally speaking, it is no longer the ambition of monarchs which endangers peace; but the impulses of a nation, its dissatisfaction with its internal conditions, the strife of parties and the intrigues of their leaders. A declaration of war, so serious in its consequences, is more easily carried by a large assembly, of which no one of the members bears the sole responsibility, than by a single individual, however lofty his position; and a peace-loving sovereign is less rare than a parliament composed of wise men. The great wars of recent times have been declared against the wish and will of the reigning powers. Now-a-days — Helmuth Von Moltke

Where mercy is shown, mercy is given. — Duane Chapman

Because I don't think I have a handle on how to write for grown-ups. The grown-up publishing world is so fraught with one-upsmanship, scorn and snobbery. I did write an adult novel. Thank goodness it went out of print. I think we kids' authors still start out with hope every morning. We honor our audience. — Virginia Euwer Wolff

If modern design moved the stage picture away from the specific, tangible, illusionistic world of Romanticism and Realism into a generalized, theatrical, and poetic realm in which the pictorial image functioned as an extension of the playwright's themes and structures (a metanarrative), then postmodern design is a dissonant reminder that no single point of view can predominate, even within a single image. — Arnold Aronson

I remember that story. You have read it four times." Samson shrugged. "Why should I stop with the first reading? Nobody says, 'That was a fine piece of music. I'll never listen to that again." But some people treat books that way. Not I! — Karen A. Wyle

Humor is an escape, because you cannot think about your problems when you are trying to be funny; so, in essence, "being a humorist" gives you a valid excuse to hide from your pain. — Dave Barry

I think it's almost a unique control that artists can have now more than they ever did, I think if you don't be proactive about how you want your music to be visually represented, I think other people will do it for you - so how comfortable are you with people putting their own two cents on it? — Lizzy Plapinger

Skin to skin
Salt on your skin
Wave after wave
An eruption of emotions. — Kristian Goldmund Aumann