Channings Mark Quotes & Sayings

Had Jupiter been several dozen times more massive, the matter in its interior would have undergone thermonuclear reactions, and Jupiter would have begun to shine by its own light. The largest planet is a star that failed. — Carl Sagan

Sea fleas," Frank said. "They're everywhere, very wee, practically invisible. They love our bait. If you fell overboard and weren't picked up until the next day, those sea fleas would eat you right up, and your skeleton would sink to the bottom!" Cody lifted me up and hung me over the side. "Want to try it?" he said. "Not funny, Cody," I said. I didn't much like the idea of sea fleas nibbling me down to my bones. — Sharon Creech

It took me three and a half years to become a mom, so it makes me feel so good to know I'm giving my baby the best chance I can to develop a strong immune system and live a healthy life. — Constance Marie

I smoke pot because I want to go to heaven before I die — Andy Warhol

The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy. — Kathy Bates

He looked all Negro to me: he was rich chocolate with flaring nostrils and beautiful teeth. Sometimes he would skip happily , and the Negro woman tugged his hand to make him stop. — Harper Lee

Nihilism is but the other side of conventionalism; its creed consists of negations of the current so-called positive values, to which it remains bound. — Hannah Arendt

The more we learn to link the use of breath, mind, and voice, the greater our own power in life. — Ted Andrews

I don't like poetry that doesn't give me a sense of ritual, but I don't like poetry that doesn't sound like people talking to each other. I try to do both at once. — Miller Williams

Some animals could see in the dark, but it was only humans who deliberately sought out every possible route into the darkness of our own interiors. — Viet Thanh Nguyen