Archmaester Sam Quotes & Sayings

I really tried, or so I thought, to avoid lying, but it seemed to me that they forced it on me by the difference in their vision of things, so that I was always transposing reality for them into something they could understand. — Mary McCarthy

The person who has read just a single book argues.
The person who has read the entire library watches in silence. — Unknown

Some architects have a preconceived notion of what a building should be — Curtis W. Fentress

My girlfriend is much better than I am at working hard then resting, and she demands that from me, too. She insists on having time when we don't do anything. We leave the housework and watch a movie. — Cynthia Nixon

The facts and techniques or whatever they teach you in class isn't going to be very
useful in the real world, that's for sure. — Haruki Murakami

I did have a falsetto, but I only used it when I was joking around with friends or to annoy my girlfriends, or in the shower, because no one else was around. Or in college. I'd go to karaoke bars and sing Tina Turner songs in the original key. — John Lloyd Young

Eve, we're here. Shall I carry you?" She sat up slowly, her hand going to her forehead. "I can walk." Or she'd crawl, or expire of pride in the filth of the mews before she'd allow him to assist her where others might notice. He handed her out of the carriage, and any fool could see she was none too steady on her feet. "You can ring a peal over my head later, my lady." "Deene, no." Such a weak protest wasn't going to deter him from scooping her up against his chest and proceeding toward the house. "For once in your stubborn life, hush. Your brothers would expect this much of me." The — Grace Burrowes

Discontent has a creative force in it. — Sunday Adelaja

It is not possible to achieve by vigilance in anger and revenge what the soul is longing for. The soul longs for peace. — James A. Forbes

Oh, it was real, all right," she says. "We lived it; we were there. If you go through something and put up with it even if you want to get away from it more than anything in the whole world, then it was definitely bloody real. — Patrick Ness

No wonder many people dare not look closely at life: It's a horrible sight. — Bangambiki Habyarimana

If you cannot defeat him and take his power, then you must kill him.
Apollo made it all sound so simple, like he was asking me to go to the store and pick up Crunchy Cheetos and if they didn't have them in stock, to get Cheetos Puffs. Insane. — Jennifer L. Armentrout