Dall Inferno Book Quotes & Sayings

W-what do you want?"
That flat black stare lifted to her face again. This time she felt certain it was pulling her in. "You."
She blinked, pressing her thighs together in a feeble attempt to squelch the unsettling throb between them. "I don't understand."
"I think you do."
"You want me to take his place? I cannot - "
"No. I want you naked and writhing beneath me. — Cherrie Lynn

One is happy as a result of one's own efforts, once one knows of the necessary ingredients of happiness-simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self-denial to a point, love of work, and, above all, a clear conscience. Happiness is no vague dream, of that I now feel certain. — George Sand

Sometimes you have to forgive the process, knowing that the outcome is for the best. — Beth Ciotta

A tactical retreat is not a bad response to a surprise assault, you know. First you survive. Then you choose your own ground. Then you counterattack. — Lois McMaster Bujold

Preppy clothes are built to last, since they certainly won't go out of style. — Lisa Birnbach

CEOs of fossil energy companies know what they are doing and are aware of long-term consequences of continued business as usual. In my opinion, these CEOs should be tried for high crimes against humanity and nature. — James Hansen

We're a lazy, undisciplined generation. I don't exempt myself: I spend way too much, even though I make a good income. — Ben Stein

Live simply and without thinking too much, like a child with his father. Faith without too much thinking works wonders. The logical mind hinders the Grace of God and miracles. Practice patience without judging with the logical mind. — Elder Paisios Of Mount Athos

You know, we're a victim of our own success," the former senator said quietly. "We've managed to handle every nation-state that ever crossed us, but these invisible bastards who work for their vision of God are harder to identify and track. — Tom Clancy

Look at the pattern this seashell makes. The dappled whorl, curving inward to infinity. That's the shape of the universe itself. There's constant pressure, pushing towards pattern. A tendency in matter to evolve into ever more complex forms. It's a kind of pattern gravity, a holy greening power we call 'Viriditas' and it is the driving force in the cosmos. Life, you see. — Kim Stanley Robinson

Our chief marketable skill, coming out of college, is the ability to write authoritatively about things we don't necessarily understand. — Dave Barry

Weigh each heart on its own," I shouted, "for how many of us would pass into the Afterlife if Osiris weighed our hearts with those of our akhu? — Michelle Moran

-Back there our sun doesn't speak.
-Where's "there," Miss Marta?
-Back there, in Europe. Here, it's different. Here, the sun moans, whispers, shouts.
-Surely-I commented delicately-the sun is always the same.
- You're wrong. There, the sun is a stone. Here it's a fruit. — Mia Couto

Over the years, I've had about 80 stitches in my head and face from football incidents and bar incidents, so I have lots of scars. I don't think I look intimidating, but I'm sure other people have their opinions. — Vinnie Jones

There he dwelt, a prisoner acting like a kind. — Philip Pullman