Concedere Brevetto Quotes & Sayings

A lot of [erotica] was really interestingly disguised in the 19th-century as medical journals. So it would be in the voice of a learned doctor talking about somebody's pathologies. And then it would get really detailed. And then it would get really sweaty. And then you're like, "This isn't a doctor! I would like to see a degree, Mister!" — Elizabeth Gilbert

Moms don't need magic. Momdar works just fine without it. — Jill Nojack

When something is bothering me, I seek refuge. No need to travel far; a trip to the realm of literary memory will suffice. For where can one find more noble distraction, more entertaining company, more delightful enchantment than in literature? — Muriel Barbery

At all times and in all fields the explanation by fire is a rich explanation. — Gaston Bachelard

Self-approval is a dangerous state of mind. — Napoleon Hill

Many churches have their eyes on the culture instead of on Christ. Many pastors preach on common unity instead of calling the community to repent. — Billy Graham

The worst aspect of dating from the perspective of many men is how dating can feel to a man like robbery by social custom - the social custom of him taking money out of his pocket, giving it to her, and calling it a date. To a young man, the worst dates feel like being robbed and rejected. Boys risk death to avoid rejection (e.g., by joining the Army — Warren Farrell

I always thought the girl in that picture had the look of a frog about her," Nancy said, thinking, I look enigmatic because I'm dying. "Isn't — Kate Atkinson

No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures. No ascetic can be considered reliably sane. — A.J. Liebling

apathy is a disease and some days i long for it. — Zoe Trope