Decompressed Quotes & Sayings

Wounds are an essential part of life, and until you are wounded in some way, you cannot become a man. — Paul Auster

I have been speaking with Dyhern a great deal on the subject of dueling," Temeraire said, "and it seems plain to me that something must be done. You must give me your word, Laurence, that if anyone ever should insult you again, they must be told at once that I will insist on being your second myself. I am very much indebted to Mr. Hammond for having killed that wretched fellow, but in future, if anyone likes to prove they are not a coward by insulting you, they may fight me, and then they cannot complain of not having had satisfaction: I am sure everyone will agree they were brave, once they are dead. — Naomi Novik

Think only on the climb. Think on what you control — Lois Lowry

Christian love comes from the understanding that there is a unity of divine origins in oneself and in other people, and not only in people, but in all living things. — Leo Tolstoy

Maybe we can hold the windows and doors," Mars said doubtfully. The ruined building was little more than a shell, with no roof and gaping empty rectangles for windows. "But if they charge us ... " "They're charging!" Hel shouted. — Michael Scott

There was a place in the Hills, on the first ridge in the Game Reserve, that I myself at the time when I thought that I was to live and die in Africa, had pointed out to Denys as my future burial-place. In the evening, while we sat and looked at the hills from my house, he remarked that then he would like to be buried there himself as well. Since then, sometimes when we drove out in the hills, Denys had said: Let us drive as far as our graves. — Isak Dinesen

It's so hard to make a good tee shot after a birdie. — John Updike

In designing a lifestyle brand, you have to know more than just designing clothes. — Tommy Hilfiger

Her heart unfolded in her chest, took in all of him, and closed tightly, unwilling to let him go — Justine Dell

If I have been fortunate enough to have risen to a level in this business where people would actually listen to me, then I think I have a duty to convey all truths that I encounter. — Ashleigh Banfield

The burden of genius is not the labor of our endeavors but in sharing the world with fools who don't know they are fools. Mark my words, the pseudointellectual will be the death of us all. — Nathan Yocum

Do not compromise on national security for purely budgetary reasons. The world is dangerous, and we must always be prepared for anything that might threaten our national interests and security. — Sanford Bishop