Apess Eulogy Quotes & Sayings

In the 19th century, smallpox was widely considered a disease of filth, which meant that it was largely understood to be a disease of the poor. According to filth theory, any number of contagious diseases were caused by bad air that had been made foul by excrement or rot. — Eula Biss

If I describe a person's physical appearance in my writing, which I often do, especially in fiction, I never say someone is "black" or "white." I may describe the color of their skin - black eyes, beige skin, blue eyes, dark skin, etc. But I'm not talking about race. — Jamaica Kincaid

I don't know whether it's the athlete in me or the passion I have for the game: I always think that I can step back on the field and play. — David Beckham

Alas, for the effects of bad tea and bad temper! — Emily Bronte

Bracy sighed, "So this wasn't the heart ... it was the head."
"Bracy don't try to be poetic; it doesn't suit you. — Nicole Sager

I grew up doing stage work as a child and as a teenager, so the stage is my home where I feel most comfortable. — Tammy Blanchard

My tunes and numbers are here. They have filled my years, the years when I refused to die. And in order to do that I wrote, I wrote, I wrote, at noon or 3:00 A.M.
So as not to be dead. — Ray Bradbury

But that is the danger of life sometimes, underestimating ourselves and our future. — Sarah Dalton

Inside every cowboy there's a lady who'd love to slip out. — Willie Nelson