Batyah Shtrum Quotes & Sayings

The poetic image [ ... ] is not an echo of the past. On the contrary: through the brilliance of any image, the distant past resounds with echoes. — Gaston Bachelard

I suppose I should say something negative about vampires living in sin," Father Markus said, "but that seems to be the least of your problems. — MaryJanice Davidson

I really think I shall commence chapter forty-four," he said, patting his hands together. "I shall commence, I think, with a slight exaggeration and go on from there into an outright lie. Constance, my dear?"
"Yes, Uncle Julian?"
"I am going to say that my wife was a beautiful woman. — Shirley Jackson

I like the 'Moth' podcast a lot. I listen to that. — Gillian Jacobs

Death must be an evil and the gods agree; for why else would they live for ever? — Sappho

While games are fun to play, children should grow up not just being the consumers of technology but also the creators of technology. — Newton Lee

Wow." She reached for a black pillow decorated with a big sparkly skull and hugged it. "So romantic."
I made a face, because who the hell wanted to be a romantic? Then I couldn't look past the skull pillow. "Tell me something, sis. Why do we have to make skulls cute? Some things shouldn't be messed with. Guns, for example. Toilets ... toilet paper ... guns ... They should just stay functional. Sparkle-free."
She rolled her eyes. "Please. If I had a bedazzled toilet, I'd love it and so would you. Don't even try to deny it. You'd love a fancy can."
I did deny it, which led to a healthy debate. — Veronica Rossi

Mostly what I'm focused on is finding people who are younger who haven't built companies before but have a good idea. — Chris Hughes

I want to keep my life as unfettered as possible. So maybe I'll just pretend to get rare books from my catalogue, and not really get them. — Patti Smith

I'm a partisan, too. I'm in favor of AUTHENTICITY. US State Department veteran and U.N. refugee official Wendy Chamberlain — Ron Suskind

One of the things that fascinates me most about the toys of the Sixties and Seventies is that they were characters without stories, as such. — Chris Roberson