Butenina Quotes & Sayings

The best fish in the world are of course those one catches oneself. — Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Cheaters never prosper, we tell ourselves. But the ape in us knows it's not true. Clumsy, untutored, cheats never prosper. They are discovered and suffer the consequences [ ... ]But what we apes despise is the clumsiness of their effort, the ineptness, the gaucherie. The ape in us does not despise the cheating itself; [ ... ] — Mark Rowlands

Strict exercise of self-control is an essential feature of the Christian's life. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

He thought: that's certainly how it starts. One day a person puts his legs up on a bench, then night comes and he falls asleep. That's how it happens that one fine day a person joins the tramps and turns into one of them. — Milan Kundera

A judge at common law may be an ordinary man; a good judge of a carpet must be a genius. — Edgar Allan Poe

I thought of God as being able to talk big and write *very* small. — John Hersey

I learned the value of focus. I learned it is better to do one product well than two products in a mediocre way. — Reed Hastings

Ending a television character that you've been, especially someone like Omar Little, it hurts. For me, it's a huge thing. You feel like a part of you is gone. — Michael K. Williams

I was inspired to write Countdown 'til Daddy Comes Home when I searched for books to help my 4 year daughter cope with her father deploying to Afghanistan and found nothing that quite fit our situation. My book is not only a great story for kids it has real suggestions for parents on how to keep you family connected during deployments or frequent business travel. — Kristin Ayyar

I don't see how Carl doing unnatural things to be would be at all bad," Remy mused. "I'd even 'baaa' for him," he added, making a fair imitation of a sheep's bleating as he spoke. — Abigail Roux

Heart...Soul...Words — Leslie Hachtel

You miss the strangest things when you lose someone. Little things. Smiles. The way she turned over in her sleep. Even repainting a room for her. — Fredrik Backman

Apologies weren't welds; they were just an admission that something had been broken. — Hugh Howey