Balthasars Song Quotes & Sayings

You long for a windfall that will let you quit and pursue your great hobby — Walter Kirn

She parked near the fence and took a deep breath. Curious, she did it
again, feeling her lungs expand, then contract. She sat in silence,
letting her body decide what to do next. Her lungs stayed still, but she
didn't feel as though she was suffocating.
"Yep, dead," she whispered. — Rhiannon Frater

Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people. — Khalil Gibran

Losing would be painful, but not as painful as knowing there was something else you could've done. — Joe Trippi

Why are people so supportive of him [Osama bin Laden] in many countries? Hes been out in these countries for decades building roads, building schools, building infrastructure, building day care facilities, building health care facilities, and the people are extremely grateful. — Patty Murray

Narratives are the primary way in which we make sense of our lives, as opposed to, for example schema,cognition, beliefs, constructs. Definition of narrative include the important element of giving meaning to events and experiences over time by connecting them as a developing, continuing story. — Jacqui Stedmon

One has to confront history honestly. — Wole Soyinka

Hold-ups and killings are becoming more frequent and it becomes dangerous to walk the streets — Benjamin Roth

It wasn't that I was stupid ... It was just that there didn't seem to be a lot to say that someone wasn't already saying. — Sharon Creech

He was learning that to win a fight like this, it was not enough to know what one was fighting against. That was easy. He was fighting against the view that people could be killed for their ideas, and against the ability of any religion to place a limiting point on thought. But he needed, now, to be clear of what he was fighting for. Freedom of speech, freedom of the imagination, freedom from fear, and the beautiful, ancient art of which he was privileged to be a practitioner. Also skepticism, irreverence, doubt, satire, comedy, and unholy glee. He would never again flinch from the defense of these things. p. 285 — Salman Rushdie

For growth to happen it is necessary to get your BUT out of the way. — Jay Perry