Codpiece History Quotes & Sayings

I'm quite interested in the absolute roots of narrative, why we tell stories at all: where the monsters come from. — Anne Enright

It is impossible that anything will be well understood or well done that is taken into a reluctant understanding, and executed with a servile hand. — Joshua Reynolds

To be wrecked begins with an experience that pulls you out of your comfort zone and self-centeredness, whether you want it or not. — Jeff Goins

When a great burden is lifted, the relief is not always felt at once. The galled places still ache. — Mary Roberts Rinehart

If there's one thing that we're very good at as humans, it's remembering the bad stuff. For some reason, it's always the pain that gets you. — Henry Cavill

If I lose today, I can look forward to winning tomorrow, and if I win today, I can expect to lose tomorrow. A sure thing is no fun. — Leonard Marx

One more thing," Jace said. "Is there a holy place around here?"
"Good idea. If you're going to take on a lair of vampires by yourself, you'd better pray first. — Cassandra Clare

What the result means is that the Franco-German axis is in serious trouble. It's the end of a phase which began in 2002. — Bill Vaughan

I get inhabited by a character and then you mourn it. There's a period of mourning for me, definitely. — Eric Bana

[Matrimony] is the grave of love. — Giacomo Casanova

This is education, understood as a help to life; an education from birth, which feeds a peaceful revolution and unites all in a common aim, attracting them as to a single centre. Mothers, fathers, politicians: all must combine in their respect and help for this delicate work of formation, which the little child carries on in the depth of a profound psychological mystery, under the tutelage of an inner guide. This is the bright new hope for mankind. — Maria Montessori