Assumpta Est Quotes & Sayings

We're of one mind, Grenville and I, and the mind is hers, on account of my being a man and not having one. — Loretta Chase

The Dream of a Common Language — Cheryl Strayed

Reflecting on the night before, he found it extraordinary that after a lifetime of infidelities, a night with an imaginary friend was no less exciting. — Ian McEwan

There was pleasure in Paradise but no excitement.
pg 246 — Milan Kundera

I definitely challenge people. But hopefully, I am working harder than anybody else, and so people won't resent the fact that I want them to work hard, as well. — Gina McCarthy

It is not what people do when they work, but what they do when they don't work that causes all their troubles. — William J.H. Boetcker

It was always important to me to be that kid who could rock the party as well as rock the English professor's mind. — Saul Williams

The closer you get to real matter, rock air fire and wood, boy, the more spiritual the world is. — Jack Kerouac

This must have been how it all began with Chymes," sighed Jack. "A small
omission on one case, an 'embellishment' on the next. The question is not about
what's best but what's right. Chymes had confused the two and compromised not
only his own integrity but that of the police - and the due process of law. — Jasper Fforde

As an observer, you can clearly see that Western countries are war-weary and don't want to be pulled into new conflicts. They always proclaim their will to fight for Israel in an emergency. That's good but what if that's not at all true when the time comes? — Ronald Lauder

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. — Kurt Vonnegut

I have just accepted certain things and it makes it easier. I accept I will get injured. I accept I cannot win every race. I work hard to decrease the chances of those things happening but I accept they will happen. A lot of people don't accept it. They get injured, they go crazy. — Usain Bolt

Telling the truth to people who misunderstand you is generally promoting a falsehood, isn't it? — Anthony Hope