Apocalipsis 13 Quotes & Sayings

During that very first conversation, about the araucaria, he called himself the Steppenwolf, and this too estranged and disturbed me a little. What an expression! However, custom did not only reconcile me to it, but soon I never thought of him by any other name; nor could I today hit on a better description of him. A wolf of the Steppes that had lost its way and strayed into the towns and the life of the herd, a more striking image could not be found for his shy loneliness, his savagery, his restlessness, his homesickness, his homelessness. — Hermann Hesse

Instead I dreamt of walking out of the world, of spending all my time inside with no one to talk to, and no one to talk to me. All I wanted was a routine, a series of sterile acts that I could perform without dedication or effort, a life where everything was constantly the same, where every day passed exactly like the one before. — Edwidge Danticat

The healthy spirit of self-help created among working people would, more than any other measure, serve to raise them as a class; and this, not by pulling down others, but by levelling them up to a higher and still advancing standard of religion, intelligence, and virtue. — Samuel Smiles

[T]he need for speed and newness, which can only be satisfied by consumerism, reflects restlessness, the inner flight from oneself. — Erich Fromm

Do you ... want to grab a slice of pizza or something?" I blurted out.
He hesitated. "You want to be seen in public with ... " a microsecond pause, " ... your face looking like that?" I cocked my head to the side.
"The real question is, do you want to be seen in public with a face like this?"
"I'd consider it." He stood, his expression still wary. — Diana Peterfreund

There is no difference between the person who wishes he can change his bad character and did not and the person who never wished for it. Wishes alone don't change the world! — Israelmore Ayivor

Fine. I'm tame. And boring. I like reading. And the last time I went to a party, I left early because Outlander was on. — Rachel Van Dyken

I thought everybody was in on the joke. But I was the joke. — Billie Joe Armstrong

In many campaigns, one candidate or another is asked to answer for comments he or she made in the past. The answer is usually gibberish - 'That was a long time ago,' or 'I was trying to say something else.' — Andrew Rosenthal

I can see that if this was an album done 10 or 15 years ago we could see we were moving on to some place else. — Wayne Coyne

Just concentrate on thinking and living and acting in harmony with God's laws and inspiring others to do likewise. — Peace Pilgrim

Everything I say is true. — Laura Schlessinger