Deceivingly Def Quotes & Sayings

She referred to "home," but it wasn't a place she referred to; it was Jamie, and Louie, and her sister, and even her brother, and the rest of the Europa show people. I guessed maybe that was the key--to figure out who your home was and find a way to keep them with you. — J.J. Howard

Of course, when I say that human nature is gentleness, it is not 100 percent so. Every human being has that nature, but there are many people acting against their nature, being false. — Dalai Lama

The logic of damage. There is often no explanation for it. — Abigail George

Amadan." I said it as Pegeen had said it, ruefully, shaking my head as if speaking fondly of a troublesome child. I said it with my chin just above my own china cup and its dregs of melting sugar, with my eyes veering away from my brother's startled face and down into that ivory light. And then, for good measure, I said it again, into the teacup itself. "Amadan." The — Alice McDermott

Your worst enemy cannot hurt you as much as your own thoughts, when you haven't mastered them. — Gautama Buddha

I'm interested in everthing but passionate about nothing. — Jeanne Calment

Ignorant beings they must be if they look for wealth in connection with the Baptist ministry. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

I myself have seen the floating ships
And nothing will ever be the same
The shouts,
The harrowing voices within the house.
I stand apart with an army:
My mind is graven with ships. — Hilda Doolittle

Chief of the Inner Station,' he answered in a short tone, looking away. 'Much obliged,' I said, laughing. 'And you are the brickmaker of the Central Station. Everyone knows that.' He was silent for a while. — Joseph Conrad