Damnum Fatale Quotes & Sayings

All things appear incredible to us, as they differ more or less from our own manners.
- Utopia, Bk 2. (1516) — Thomas More

The heavy casualties, the constant retreat, the shortage of food and munitions, the difficulty of receiving reinforcements ... all this had a very bad effect on morale. Many longed to get across the Volga, to escape the hell of Stalingrad. — Vasily Chuikov

You may be sure that of all the moments of your life, the time you spend before the divine Sacrament will be that which will give you more strength during life and more consolation at the hour of your death and during eternity — Alphonsus Liguori

She'd secretly had a crush on him since they were twelve years old. Last summer, she'd fallen for him hard. — Rick Riordan

When Jesus tells His followers not to resist evil people, He uses a word that suggests a violent resistance. In fact, New Testament scholar N. T. Wright translated the verse "Don't use violence to resist evil" to remove all ambiguity.6 Put simply, when Jesus says, "Do not resist the one who is evil," He specifically prohibits using violence to resist evil. — Preston Sprinkle

Some families sell their stocks off a little bit at a time to live high, and then - boom - somebody takes them over, and it all goes down the drain. — Sam Walton

I've gone cold turkey. Completely. I haven't even jerked off. Not once. In nine frigging days. I think the buildup of semen is starting to affect my brain. Like sugar to a diabetic. — Emma Chase

When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When you meet a woman who's broken, put her all into your arms. Cause we don't know where we come from ... we don't know where we are. — Laurie Anderson

Is this not enough?
This blessed sip of life
Is it not enough?
Staring down at the ground
Then complain and pray for more from above
Greedy little pig — Dave Matthews

It's frightening and exhilarating. It's like combat. Look at the metaphors: You kill when it works; you die when it doesn't. — Robin Williams

They had entered the thorny wilderness, and the golden gates of their childhood had for ever closed behind them. — George Eliot

The easiest way to witness the stupidity and misplaced hopes of all humanity is to watch, for twenty minutes, a human being using a leaf blower. — Dave Eggers

My biggest addictions have been chocolate cake, mashed potatoes, and butter sandwiches. — Frank Iero

Write me up for 125, poster my face wanted dead or alive. Take my license all that jive, I can't drive 55. — Sammy Hagar