Bartolini Corriere Quotes & Sayings

We always tend to distrust geniuses about genius, as if what they say didn't arouse much empathy in us, or as if we were waiting till some more reliable source of information came along ... — Randall Jarrell

Madison looked from Jason, who jerked his head toward the gate, signaling her to get moving, to Longbranch, whose cold, direct gaze said Jason would pay in blood for any kind of double-cross.
One thing was clear: Jason Haley had been lying to her since the moment he set foot on her porch. Was he really plotting with the Roses? Or had he decided to sacrifice himself to get her into the sanctuary?
Madison threw her arms around Jason's neck as if she couldn't face being parted from him and whispered fiercely in his ear, "You lying lunatic bastard. They're going to kill you."
"I love you too," he murmured. "Go find Seph. Help him. — Cinda Williams Chima

Forget Being Obedient. A well-meaning suggestion by a spouse or significant other, such as: "Honey, you should have the broiled chicken . . ." or "You shouldn't eat those fries . . ." can set off an inner food rebellion. In this type of food combat, your only weapon to fight back becomes a double order of fries. Our clients call this forget-you eating. — Evelyn Tribole

A mountain seen in the haze of distance must nevertheless look a solid heavy mountain. — Robert Henri

Better to teach a man to fish who already loves to fish. — Richie Norton

The fourth landing of the Columbia is the historical equivalent of the driving of the golden spike which completed the first transcontinental railroad. It marks our entrance into a new era. — Ronald Reagan

So, do you have a favorite weapon?"
Without missing a beat, he replied, "Opportunity". — Maggie Stiefvater

Katrina did not declare a truce on Iraq. — John McCain

I love being around kids; they're honest and refreshing, and I love teaching them new things. — Jesse Bradford

For decades, Turkey was widely viewed as a reliable NATO ally: prickly at times, but safely in America's corner. — Stephen Kinzer

Sir Isaac Newton, renowned inventor of the milled-edge coin and the catflap!"
"The what?" said Richard.
"The catflap! A device of the utmost cunning, perspicuity and invention. It is a door within a door, you see, a ... "
"Yes," said Richard, "there was also the small matter of gravity."
"Gravity," said Dirk with a slightly dismissed shrug, "yes, there was that as well, I suppose. Though that, of course, was merely a discovery. It was there to be discovered." ... "You see?" he said dropping his cigarette butt, "They even keep it on at weekends. Someone was bound to notice sooner or later. But the catflap ... ah, there is a very different matter. Invention, pure creative invention. It is a door within a door, you see. — Douglas Adams

Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we're stuck. — Pema Chodron

Whatever a guidebook says, wether or not you leave somewhere with a sense of the place is entirely a matter of smell and instinct. — Frances Mayes