Aess Quotes & Sayings

Knaves will thrive when honest plainness knows not how to live. — James Shirley

Words

Be careful of words,
even the miraculous ones.
For the miraculous we do our best,
sometimes they swarm like insects
and leave not a sting but a kiss.
They can be as good as fingers.
They can be as trusty as the rock
you stick your bottom on.
But they can be both daisies and bruises.
Yet I am in love with words.
They are doves falling out of the ceiling.
They are six holy oranges sitting in my lap.
They are the trees, the legs of summer,
and the sun, its passionate face.
Yet often they fail me.
I have so much I want to say,
so many stories, images, proverbs, etc.
But the words aren't good enough,
the wrong ones kiss me.
Sometimes I fly like an eagle
but with the wings of a wren.
But I try to take care
and be gentle to them.
Words and eggs must be handled with care.
Once broken they are impossible
things to repair. — Anne Sexton

What happens when you get scared half to death twice? — Jessica Park

Three more fireworks shot up over the freeway, contorting into purple stars as they burst against the dissipating smoke. — Robyn Schneider

A central part of the torturer's craft is to make his job easier by stripping the victim of protective dignity. — Jonathan Glover

One heart cannot serve two masters. — Robin LaFevers

All the contortions we go through just not to be ourselves for a few hours. — Keith Richards

I don't rate them, I just hit them. — Willie Mays

I don't want to kill ads. I think advertising is great, and I'm very aware that there's multiple revenue streams in television, subscription and advertising. But I also don't want to put my head in the sand, and I think the world is changing. — Charlie Ergen

Give tax breaks to large corporations, so that money can trickle down to the general public, in the form of extra jobs. — Andrew Mellon

Paul Rudnick is a champion of truth (and love and great wicked humor) whom we ignore at our peril. — David Sedaris