Bertina Combes Quotes & Sayings

The wise man can change his mind; the stubborn one, never. — Immanuel Kant

And he sought, with quick vanity, the reflection in a big mirror opposite him. Just as fast he turned away. He appeared to have reached that situation of health where vanity meant you didn't risk your face in the mirror. — Darin Strauss

Well this is me without my prozac, and this is me just shy of nicotine, and mother fuckers, it's my second time to fail anger management class. — Buddy Wakefield

I don't feel like what I've done are 'accomplishments.' — Stefanie Powers

To own a certain book - and to choose it without help - is to define yourself. — Julian Barnes

I like to go through the zine sections of local bookstores when on the road and have found a lot of really great kind of underground stuff that way. It all feeds into everything else. — Jeff VanderMeer

Sometimes what a person expresses in their eyes is more than all the books you could read on suffering. — Shannon L. Alder

I have found success is ultimately realized by people who make more right choices ... and recover quickly from their bad choices. — David Cottrell

Jealousy we understood and thought natural ... But envy was a strange, new feeling for us. And all the time we knew that Maureen Peal was not the Enemy and not worthy of such intense hatred. The Thing to fear was the Thing that made her beautiful, and not us. — Toni Morrison

You know what, Julia?" Mitch asked. "I love you. I even like you, a lot, which is pretty important to me because love is a requisite in families, liking each other isn't. But you're acting like a spoiled brat right now. — Elisabeth Naughton

I think I should learn to jump on my own soon, don't you?'
'And deprive myself of the opportunity to be near you?'
His voice was husky in her ear, his breath tickling the tender skin of her neck.
'That seems foolish on my part, but if you'd like to learn, I'll teach you.'
She nodded, her voice stuck in her throat.
'Very well,' he said. 'But not tonight. Tonight you'll stay with me. — Michelle Zink

Through understanding comes control. Through ignorance one goes on forcing and suppressing. Always do everything with understanding, and you never harm yourself or anybody else. — Osho

Karma is quite a resilient fellow. No matter what ... he'll come back time after time and bite you right back in your assets!
Timothy Pina — Timothy Pina