Big Ang Raiola Quotes & Sayings

In my experience, it is Affection that creates this taste, teaching us first to notice, then to endure, then to smile at, then to enjoy, and finally to appreciate the people who 'happen to be there.' Made for us? Thank God, no. They are themselves, odder than you could have believed and worth far more than we guessed. — C.S. Lewis

Harry would have pointed out that trouble didn't come much worse than having slugs pouring out of your mouth, but he couldn't; Hagrid's treacle toffee had cemented his jaws together. — J.K. Rowling

Our pre-9/11 gun laws allow our enemies in the War on Terror to arm themselves right here in our own country. — Carolyn McCarthy

Study after study shows that happiness precedes important outcomes and indicators of thriving. — Shawn Achor

Supreme Court arguments and decisions are fascinating to a few of us and really pretty boring to most. — Dan Abrams

when civic engagement was not enough, when government failed, when private banks could no longer hold the line, Chicago turned to an old tool in the American repertoire - racial violence. — Anonymous

Sex & Money
The Warden of the Order of Silence
(Kensington: The Settlement Press, n.d.)

'...all the troubles of human life can be grouped under one or other of these words. — Russell Ash

What you'll have of me after I journey to that great Death Star in the sky is an extremely accomplished daughter, a few books, and a picture of a stern-looking girl wearing some kind of metal bikini lounging on a giant drooling squid, behind a newscaster informing you of the passing of Princess Leia after a long battle with her head. — Carrie Fisher

May I be awoken by the thunder of Zeus & touched by his lighting. It only need strike once. Once is enough to ignite the soul with purpose. — Truth Devour

Because all you ever said to me," he explains, "was that you didn't want to hurt anyone. You didn't want to murder people."
"I don't."
"Except for me? — Tahereh Mafi