Bovenij Quotes & Sayings

He supposed it was good none of them knew how lost he was just now, how absent the intuition that had carried him through so many difficult situations. — Stephen King

We do not wish to imitate nature, we do not wish to reproduce. We want to produce. We want to produce the way a plant produces its fruit, not depict. We want to produce directly, not indirectly. Since there is not a trace of abstraction in this art we call it concrete art. — Hans Arp

There are some things around us that are not actually useful. I didn't know that before. It's very new for me to understand. That became my way of writing: I can see also the new myself. — Rokia Traore

Between genius and madness there is often not the thickness of a hair. — George Sand

Modesty is an excellent quality, honey. Don't lose that. — Will Fetters

No matter where I go or how I change, I'll always be your Anne. Anne of Green Gables. — Anne Shirley

You get up morning; the whole day is ahead of you! You must know that your day is full of endless possibilities, of endless dangers, of endless opportunities! For you, all heavens are open and all hells are open too! Every day is a road going to all the directions! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

It can be stolen, but never bought.
It can be given, but never taken.
It can be stepped on, but cannot walk .
It can fly, but has no wings.
It can sing, but has no voice.
It can be broken, but still it work s.
It can be left, even while it follows.
And though it's easily commanded, it can never, ever be demanded. — Sherrilyn Kenyon

The tendency to cruelty
should be watched in
children and if they
incline to any such
cruelty, they should be
taught the contrary
usage. For the custom
of tormenting and killing
other animals will, by
degrees, harden their
hearts even toward man.
Children should from
the beginning, be
brought up in an
abhorrence of killing or
tormenting living
beings. — John Locke

First, our enemies were the natives, then they were the Nazis, then after a while it was the communists. Finally, at the pinnacle of what we're calling civilization, our enemies are the Islamic terrorists. Our enemies seem to change over the course of history along with our ways of fighting them. But what hasn't changed is government profit; politicians and leaders seem to always be getting richer by the blood of our soldiers. Makes you wonder who the real enemy has been all this time. — Bruce Crown

Everything born has to die, in order to make room for the future. — Joan D. Vinge

It's not the gods But our own hearts We need to fear. The evil starts Against all odds Not there but here. — Vikram Seth

He clearly regarded finding the glove compartment locked now as a disappointing development. Like arriving someplace for dinner, assuming you'd be welcome, and finding your place setting in the cupboard. — Richard Russo

Dwarfs can make revolutions easier than giants, because theirs will be unexpected! — Mehmet Murat Ildan