Behangpapier Bloemen Quotes & Sayings

We should judge a man much more surely from what he dreams than from what he thinks. — Victor Hugo

I'd like something that faces reality. We have 12 million people in this country that are undocumented - that's a reality. It's not going to be like they're all going to leave. One of the reasons I'm holding this hearing in the morning is to hear from somebody who actually understands what's involved here - Janet Napolitano - and I hope that from what she says and what we hear from her, we can start building some consensus. — Patrick Leahy

I got tired of constantly watching shrewd little bullies like you walk around like you mean something, like you're better than the people that make your life possible, like you were born entitled to run the world. And I should confess, Mr. Bunting, that I don't think I've ever had as much fun as I've had helping to destroy your silly little empire. — Christopher Rankin

I sat silently for several minutes, resisting the urge to speak, knowing it was stupid. There was nothing left of my father. Even if there were, it was ridiculous to believe it would be here, hovering around ashes and dust, jostling for position among the souls of the hundreds of thousands of others buried in this place. People lay the flowers and say the prayers, they believe these things, because doing so avoids the discomfort of acknowledging that the person you loved is gone. It's easier to believe that maybe the person can still see and hear and care. — Barry Eisler

And if joy were not on the earth,
There were an end of change and birth,
And Earth and Heaven and Hell would die,
And in some gloomy barrow lie
Folded like a frozen fly ... — William Butler Yeats

Ivan gabbled something in Shu that I didn't understand. The giant just laughed.
"You speak Shu like a tourist," he said. — Leigh Bardugo

What is it?"
"Something with which to penetrate you."
"But you can penetrate me now. As often as you like."
"Doesn't mean we shouldn't explore other options."
"Hmm," I said. "Soooo instead of diamonds or shoes, you got me a ... " I stared at him, and waited for him to reveal the nature of his present.
He grinned. "Buzz, buzz, Ellie Bee. — Michele Bardsley

Well, we're all mortal...and the old must make way for the young, otherwise there would be no promotion. — Alexandre Dumas

" This white woman came up to me, and I'm thinking, WOW. When I was a kid, she would have been robbed and raped and left for dead. This is a real strange scenario, and I just wanted to cry. I'm like, "Who am I? Where's my heritage?" — Mike Tyson