Crudity Define Quotes & Sayings

You must treat a work of art like a great man: stand before it and wait patiently till it deigns to speak. — Arthur Schopenhauer

Becky tilts her chin upwards, watches the cold sun bouncing off the windows in the tops of the buildings, dripping its yolk across pale stone and glass. — Kate Tempest

To virginity is awarded the tribute of the highest beauty — Thomas Aquinas

All people are endowed with the faculty of compassion, and for this reason can develop the humanitarian spirit. — Albert Schweitzer

What I wanted to preserve was the turbulent gasp in his voice which lingered with me for days afterward and told me that, if I could have him like this in my dreams every night of my life, I'd stake my entire life on dreams and be done with the rest. (p. 109) — Andre Aciman

I think most people who have suffered great losses in their lives - great tragedies - come to a crossroads. Maybe not right then, but when the shock wears off. It may be months later; it may be years. They either expand as a result of their experience, or they contract. If that sounds New Age-y - and I suppose it does - I don't apologize. I know what I'm talking about. — Stephen King

Even if it doesn't sound like it at first, that's an identity that Europe can go out into the world with and take a leading role. — Bernard-Henri Levy

I'm getting grumpier all the time. — Ned Beatty

It appears it would be quite un-American not to be suspicious of the government or to distrust it. History has taught them a little too much about the tragic frailties of human governments, but it has also driven home to them that they must control firmly political and economic power, which, handed over to any government in their land, could be easily used to oppress them. — Ndabaningi Sithole

There's the tradition in jazz of having the Battle of the Bands, and you do not want to get your head cut when you're playing. — Wynton Marsalis

I never won anything by myself. I was always strong because of help that gave me extra strength to win. — Dan Gable

We straighten , bu our snickering is barely contained as we attempt to focus our attention on a picture of a discarded Coke can. "This guy's lady love is kind of a slob, don't you think?" he whispers.
I cover my mouth with my hands again.
"A reaaaaaaaal litterbug."
"Stop it," I hiss. My eyes are watering. "Ohmygod look at this one! How did he get her toenail clippings?"
"If you were my girl," he whispers, "I'd take creepy pictures of your trash when I knew you weren't looking."
"If you were my girl," I whisper back," I"d put the creepy pictures in a foreign museum so you wouldn't know that I take creepy pictures. — Stephanie Perkins