Crocuslike Quotes & Sayings

It was not that she was out of temper, but that the world was not equal to the demands of her fine organism. — George Eliot

The last place I would ever want to go is prison. — Martha Stewart

Death is your prince, you are not his patron; when you think he is engaged elsewhere, he will batter down your door, walk in and wipe his boots on you. — Hilary Mantel

Ah! you wish us to be only objects of sensuality? All right; by the aid of sensuality we will bend you beneath our yoke,' say the woman. — Leo Tolstoy

A cat for a hat, or a hat for a cat. But nothing for nothing. — Robert Jordan

You can never spend enough time with children. — Dwayne Hickman

Reveal to the people and make them experience God first before you make them church members — Sunday Adelaja

Moreover, the whole purpose of God's mighty acts is to bring man to know Him by faith; and Scripture knows no foundation for faith but the spoken word of God, inviting our trust in Him on the basis of what He has done for us. — J.I. Packer

I wondered if this longing in a three-year-old had sparked what came at eight. That fuzzy feeling of difference, that her crushes on female teachers or her cousin were more real than the other girls' crushes. Hers contained a desire beyond sweetness and attention, it fed a longing, beginning to flower green and yellow into a crocuslike lust, the soft petals opening into her awkward adolescence. It was not so much, she would write in her journal, that she wanted to have sex with women, but that she wanted to disappear inside of them forever. To hide. — Alice Sebold

Germany's siege mentality and gnawing sense of encirclement (the need to 'storm out of the fortress' to prevent a Russian attack); Austria-Hungary's hatred of Serbia; Russia's deep fear of Germany; France's vengeful chauvinism; and Britain's ferocious Germanophobia. — Paul Ham

When your country is in a costly war, with our soldiers sacrificing abroad and our nation facing a debt crisis at home, being asked to pay your fair share isn't class warfare - it's patriotism. — Cory Booker

People often ask for my advice and counseling, but overall, the best advice I can give to anyone at any time is: never complete a negative statement. — Bear Heart