Cuthbert Binns Quotes & Sayings

... in between the neighbour who recalls her
coming in from a walk on the moors
with her face "lit up by a divine light"
and the sister who tells us
Emily never made a friend in her life,
is a space where the little raw soul
slips through. — Anne Carson

It is possible to adore those newly come into your world, to envision, no matter how late in the day, a happily entwined future with those who have not been part of your past. — Mohsin Hamid

Realize your purpose and carry it out boldly — Sunday Adelaja

Nothing is more certain than much of the force; as well as grace, of arguments or instructions depends their conciseness. — Alexander Pope

The brain is a tool that gets rusty without constant, albeit moderate, exercise. — George Sand

Quentin's conversations with his parents were so circular and self-defeating, they sounded like experimental theater. — Lev Grossman

She looks very virtuous and very melancholy."
"Virtue is like the precious odors, most fragrant when it is crushed. — Emmuska Orczy

Silence is a form of communication, too. Sometimes less is more. — Pat Summitt

Every GI signs a blank check, payable to the United States, drawn in an amount up to and including his life. — G.E. Nolly

After giving it some thought, I've decided to name my monkey mind Ricky Bobby. I was thinking about Latin names like Javier, but I don't want to make my jumping, distractable self sound mysterious and sexy. Ricky Bobby makes me laugh. A name like that seems silly, not strong. Just a goofy little thing that doesn't know what to do with its hands, likes to go fast, and loves tiny, infant, baby Jesus. — Anna White

Simon, you're blushing," observed Jace. "And you're a vampire and almost never blush, so this better be really juicy. And weird. Were bicycles involved in some kinky way? Vacuum cleaners? Umbrellas? — Cassandra Clare

It was easy to love your idea of someone - to fall hard for their very best self. The question was whether, once you had to spend some time living with their worst self, you could bear to be with them anymore. — Ruthie Knox

It is beyond a doubt that everyone should have time for some special delight, if only five minutes each day to seek out a lovely flower or cloud or star, or learn a verse to brighten another's dull task. What is the use of such terrible diligence as many tire themselves out with, if they always postpone their exchanges of smiles with Beauty and Joy to cling to irksome duties and relations? — Helen Keller