Broichan Quotes & Sayings

My grandmother lived to 104 years old, and part of her success was she woke up every morning to a brand new day. She said every morning is a new gift. Her favorite hobby was collecting birthdays. — George Takei

If we pick out which parts of the Bible we dislike, we actually have a god we've created. How can that god ever call you out on anything? — Timothy Keller

Amazing, I thought nobody could tell that man what to do.
-Foalan to Bridei
Talking about Broichan — Juliet Marillier

As each layer of shadow is mined from the darkness, as each fear is faced and each projection reclaimed, the gold shines through. — Connie Zweig

Where was the excitement it dependability? Where was the spontaneity in a predictable world? He could offer her an eternity of challenges and passion, of quiet, tender moments stolen in the depths of riotous flames and ravaging storms - tranquillity amidst the chaos. — A.G. Howard

He was one of those people in New York who was purported to "know everybody". "Knowing everybody" is a phrase that denotes not having many relations with people but having relations with a few people generally thought to be significant and powerful. — Siri Hustvedt

We are the dead. — George Orwell

Laughter is the great antidote for self-pity, maybe a specific for the malady, yet probably it does tend to dry one's feelings out a little, as if by exposing them to a vigorous wind ... — Mary McCarthy

You speak like a jealous lover.
-Fola to Broichan — Juliet Marillier