Carpian Quotes & Sayings

It was a wonderful thing to think for how many thousands of years the dead orb above and the dead city below had gazed thus upon each other, and in the utter solitude of space poured forth each to each the tale of their lost life and long-departed glory. The white light fell, and minute by minute the quiet shadows crept across the grass-grown courts like the spirits of old priests haunting the habitations of their worship
the white light fell, and the long shadows grew till the beauty and grandeur of each scene and the untamed majesty of its present Death seemed to sink into our very souls, and speak more loudly than the shouts of armies concerning the pomp and splendour that the grave had swallowed, and even memory had forgotten. — H. Rider Haggard

The Web is a compelling new medium being put to all kinds of uses, by everyone from banks to Cub Scouts to flying saucer cults. That said, it can also be a powerful folly amplifier. — Paul Saffo

There is price you pay when you want freedom of speech. You must be willing to accept the good the bad and the ugly when trying something out of the box. — Sunny Leone

But Jesus is not customizable. He has not left himself open to interpretation, adaptation, innovation, or alteration. He has revealed himself clearly through his Word, and we have no right to personalize him. Instead, he revolutionizes us. — David Platt

Whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. — Bernard Of Clairvaux

I think that we can often be eating and not even really acknowledging that we are putting something about our mouths. I think there is lot to be said about eating dinner and not having the distraction of the TV. — Patsy Kensit

Embarrassment, or the risk of it, accompanies all your important choices. — Roy H. Williams

I've always liked using flutes and clarinets. Any time I can use those, I'm really happy. — A.C. Newman

The rulers of the country generally believed that betting eliminates strikes. Men had to work in order to gamble. — Michael Ondaatje