Civil War Drummer Boy Quotes & Sayings

Death is final. The felling of trees is final. What we ask of you is simply the recognition of change, Jena. Yours is a world of constant change. You must learn to change, too. You spend a great deal of time worrying about others: trying to put their lives right, trying to shape your world as you believe it should be. You must learn to trust your instincts, or you are doomed to spend your life blinded by duty while beside you a wondrous tree sprouts and springs up and buds and blooms, and your heart takes no comfort from it, for you cannot raise your eyes to see it. — Juliet Marillier

I entered Excessive Modesty Mode. Nothing is stupider and more ineffective than Excessive Modesty Mode. It is a mode in which you show that you're modest by arguing with someone who is trying to compliment you. Essentially, you are going out of your way to try to convince someone that you're a jerk. — Jesse Andrews

Clearly angry with himself, Denny shook his head. "You needed me, and I wasn't there for you. And I'm really sorry. That was pretty shitty of me."
"Are you kidding?" Incredulous, Kellan pointed over at me. "I slept with your girlfriend ... repeatedly." I flinched, and Abby squeezed my hand a little tighter.
Denny frowned. "Well, that was pretty shitty of you. — S.C. Stephens

If you're a racist, right now, in 2011 ... You just look like a retard, man. — Christopher Titus

A man who keeps a diary pays, Due toll to many tedious days; But life becomes eventful-then, His busy hand forgets the pen. Most books, indeed, are records less Of fulness than of emptiness. — William Allingham

The monster in American history is not simply that which destroys. It is a being that must be destroyed. ...There can be no simple border wars in America's conflicts. Every battle is a mythic battle, a struggle against savagery, whether it be a Native American war, the search for a sea monster, or a war on terror. — W. Scott Poole

And if God's good word goes unspoken, the music goes all night. — Bradley Nowell

Peace is not a thought, not a concept; it is a nonverbal experience. — Henepola Gunaratana

But I hurt you." His voice grows quiet. "I wish that I hadn't. — Stephanie Perkins

I have no reason to lie to you. You are the lie. — T.M. Williams

If you are upset with another's words towards you; be cautious of your reactions, for you are only meant to be a sounding-board for his soul — Jeremy Aldana

I know the pain of having to deal with terrorism. And that's why, after 9-11, I was one of the first to join the international coalition to fight terrorism. — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

I enjoy horse riding, spending time with my dog 'Smurf,' and basically having a really good laugh partying and having fun! — Katie Price

Bilingual-education advocates say it's important to teach a child in his or her family's language. I say you can't use family language in the classroom - the very nature of the classroom requires that you use language publicly. — Richard Rodriguez