D Essais Quotes & Sayings

Deductivism in mathematical literature and inductivism in scientific papers are simply the postures we choose to be seen in when the curtain goes up and the public sees us. The theatrical illusion is shattered if we ask what goes on behind the scenes. In real life discovery and justification are almost always different processes. — Peter Medawar

I'd made the vampire cry. Great. I felt like a real superhero. Harry Dresden, breaker of monsters' hearts. — Jim Butcher

I just want to be
the size of a galaxy
so I can eat all the stars and gas giants
without them noticing
and getting upset.
Is that so bad?
Isn't that
what love looks like?
Isn't that
what you want, too? — Catherynne M Valente

If I am pressed to say why I loved him, I feel it can only be explained by replying: 'Because it was he; because it was me. — Michel De Montaigne

Now that I've found the way to fly, which direction should I go into the night? — Ally Condie

I've gained first hand knowledge of the challenges faced by people with disabilities. It's made me understand that those of us who have full use of our physical faculties owe an enormous amount of respect and sensitivity to people who don't. — William J. Clinton

Do not define your success in the context of just one situation or challenge you are currently battling or pursuing. — Archibald Marwizi

When times get tough, I get tougher. — C.M. Stunich