Adolphe Ferriere Quotes & Sayings

Misfortune is no excuse for cruelty. — Ned Vizzini

Cards and boards, [Johnny] thought. And the dead. That's not dark forces. Making a fuss about cards and heavy metal and going on about Dungeons and Dragons stuff because it's got demon gods in it is like guarding to door when it is really coming up through the floorboards. Real dark forces ... aren't dark. They're sort of gray, like Mr. Grimm. They take all the color out of life; they take a town like Blackbury and turn it into frightened streets and plastic signs and Bright New Futures and towers where no one wants to live and no one really does live. The dead seem more alive than us. And everyone becomes gray and turns into numbers and then, somewhere, someone starts to do arithmetic ... — Terry Pratchett

We're the highest taxed in the world, we're the highest taxed country right now, and it's not even close. — Donald Trump

The place smelled of sweat and burned coffee and the passage of time, which held its own moldy stink. — David Baldacci

It's almost comical that astronauts are stereotyped as daredevils and cowboys. As a rule, we're highly methodical and detail-oriented. Our passion isn't for thrills but for the grindstone, and pressing our noses to it. — Chris Hadfield

Only as a child's awareness and reverence for the wholeness of life are developed can his humanity to his own kind reach its full development. — Rachel Carson

If the chaos is overwhelming, I start making lists. To write it down puts it in perspective. — Renee Lawless