Araken Patuscas Birthday Quotes & Sayings

The madrigore of verjuice must be talthibianised. — C.S. Lewis

I have written a raucous valentine to a poet's dream and agony. — Ben Hecht

I'm fascinated by lobotomies, the idea of opening up the brain and snipping around a bit and then closing it up again, like fixing a car or something. And the person wakes up and is a little stupid but stupid in a happy, untroubled way. — Peter Cameron

As far as there can be friendship between wizards and goblins, I have goblin friends - or, at least, goblins I know well, and like. — J.K. Rowling

When we allow the genius of simple nature to flow through us we become every genius who has ever lived. — Bryant McGill

When a rapidly rising power rivals an established ruling power, trouble ensues. In 11 of 15 cases in which this has occurred in the past 500 years, the result was war. The great Greek historian Thucydides identified these structural stresses as the primary cause of the war between Athens and Sparta in ancient Greece. In his oft-quoted insight, "It was the rise of Athens and the fear that this inspired in Sparta that made war inevitable." — Graham T. Allison

I grew up in Canada and was a huge Spider-Man fan, and never thought of Spider-Man as an American hero. — Jake Epstein

You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule. — Eugene H. Peterson

The trap into which all writers have, will, or should fall into, of writing The Great American Watchamacallit, is such an uncluttered and inviting one that from time to time I'm sure even the greatest have to pull themselves up short by the Shift key to remind themselves that it is story first that they should write. — Harlan Ellison

[W]ithout a doubt we sometimes eclipse our own dreams with reality. — Patti Smith

Unhealthy meals don't just cause internal damage decades down the road, but right here and now, within hours of going into your mouth. — Michael Greger

The measure of charity may be taken from the want of desires. As desires diminish in the soul, charity increases in it; and when it no longer feels any desire, then it possesses perfect charity. — Saint Augustine

I do not use the word 'genius' lightly, but if David Bowie is not a genius, then there is no such thing. — Mick Rock

You make this decision, and we're in it together. I will be your shield. — Jessica Hawkins