Charles Louis De Secondat Quotes & Sayings

Alice loved in order to make up for her own insufficiencies, she searched in others for qualities she aspired to, respected but lacked. Her emotional needs were like a puzzle incomplete without a segment brought by another but the dimensions of the void altered in response to self-development, the piece which fitted at fifteen would no longer fit at thirty. The gap redrew its contours, and unless the puzzle-person kept up she would be left to divorce or awkwardly force the issue. — Alain De Botton

Often, when I am able to check out a book, I read it a dozen times before returning it, desperate to remain lost in the magic of someone else's story. — Amy Engel

It's a tough problem that a company faces once they branch out beyond one set of offices in California into that big bad world out there. — Rebecca MacKinnon

Happy the people whose annals are boring to read. — Charles-Louis De Secondat, Baron De La Brede Et De Montesquieu

Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? Jacob Black New Moon — Stephenie Meyer

Susannah." My dance partner's breath was soft against my cheek. "Susannah ... "
Yeah. In my dreams.
In real life, the voice calling my name wasn't a bit masculine. That's because it belonged to a twelve-year-old boy. — Meg Cabot

If Swaraj is to be had by peaceful methods, it will only be attained by attention to every little detail of national life. — Mahatma Gandhi

However stupid the choice seemed, Shay had made it with her eyes open, and had respected Tally's choice to stay. — Scott Westerfeld

While there may be thorns and disappointments, while there may be heartache, even heartbreak, there can be peace and comfort and strength from the Lord for those who follow Him. — Gordon B. Hinckley

But some mistakes can never be righted and the guilt eats away at the soul. Of all the emotions we have, I have learnt that guilt is the most corrosive. Anger passes quickly, and hatred mellows with age and learning, but guilt endures. — Danny Scheinmann

Well, when I went off to college, the guys I used to hang with were pumping gas and voting Democrat. Today they're still pumping gas and voting Democrat. Guess the Democrats didn't do much for them. — Charles Barkley