Bone White China Quotes & Sayings

Did Bill Clinton actually think that he could get blow jobs from a Jewish woman and there would be no consequences? — Larry David

The more rational statement is that we feel sorry because we strike, afraid because we tremble, and not that we cry, strike, or tremble because we are sorry, angry, or fearful as the case may be. — William James

But the pathos and the gift of life is that we cannot know which will be our defining heartbreak, or our most victorious joy. — Alexandra Fuller

The RCP's belief that capitalism was on the point of collapse started to look somewhat unconvincing. And — Michael Crick

It's a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediately fill up the space. By waiting, we begin to connect with fundamental restlessness as well as fundamental spaciousness.
-Pema Chodron, from When Things Fall Apart — Pema Chodron

Quinces are ripe...when they are the yellow of canary wings in midflight. they are ripe when their scent teases you with the snap of green apples and the perfumed embrace of coral roses. but even then quinces remain a fruit, hard and obstinate--useless...until they are simmered, coddled for hours above a low, steady flame. add honey and water and watch their dry, bone-colored flesh soak-up the heat, coating itself in an opulent orange, not of the sunrises that you never see but of the insides of tree-ripened papayas, a color you can taste. to answer your questionlove is not a bowl of quinces yellowing in a blue and white china bowl, seen but untouched. ~The Book of Salt — Monique Truong

When people tell me I'm an artist, I say, 'What?' It's impossible for me to take the idea seriously. — Takeshi Kitano

Can you beat them on your own? Marasi half whispered, half mouthed at Wayne.
He grinned and mouthed back, Does a guy wif no hands got itchy balls? — Brandon Sanderson

The life of the wealthy is one long Sunday. — Georg Buchner

It cannot be called freedom, a freedom which can choose only the right and not the wrong; then that is not freedom. — Rajneesh

At its best, fantasy rewards the reader with a sense of wonder about what lies within the heart of the commonplace world. The greatest tales are told over and over, in many ways, through centuries. Fantasy changes with the changing times, and yet it is still the oldest kind of tale in the world, for it began once upon a time, and we haven't heard the end of it yet. — Patricia A. McKillip

I had to listen to the classical music because it calms me down, calms my nerves down. — Novak Djokovic

A Bowen, in the first place, made Bowen's Court. Since then, with a rather alarming sureness, Bowen's Court has made all the succeeding Bowens. — Elizabeth Bowen

And remember, following Christ is a lifelong journey. Christians are foot soldiers, so to speak. Always learning. Always growing stronger. — Robin Lee Hatcher

I'm looking for a way out of here. I can't have it physically, so I'm going to have it intellectually. It was a beautiful thing to ride Seabiscuit in my imagination. And it's just fantastic to be there alongside Louie as he's breaking the NCAA mile record. People at these vigorous moments in their lives - it's my way of living vicariously. — Laura Hillenbrand