Decouvertes University Quotes & Sayings

Indeed, grief is not the clear melancholy the young believe it. It is like a siege in a tropical city. The skin dries and the throat parches as though one were living in the heat of the desert; water and wine taste warm in the mouth, and food is of the substance of the sand; one snarls at one's company; thoughts prick one through sleep like mosquitoes. — Rebecca West

It took me a while to find myself. — Waris Ahluwalia

A Letter from a Muse to Her Poet: Dear sir, I was called away and couldn't bring you, but now I feel haunted. I know that sometimes you felt I was a part of you and that losing me would leave a hole in your heart, but that's not true. I liked to pretend I was the core of your talent, but it wasn't me. Everything you do, the ideas you weave, the lines you write, the words you choose, it was always only you. Please forgive me. I'm sorry that I didn't say goodbye. — Laura Whitcomb

It's part of me to get off on those moments where ... well, what people would call attention. Obviously, that isn't the be-all and end-all of life, but at the states of creativity that I've reached, well, it helps the lyrics along a little bit. — Robert Plant

The best defense is not to offend. — Chuck Norris

I feel like a tiger right now. There's nothing impossible if you get up and work for it. — Michael Flatley

Never judge a book by it's cover. — Anonymous

Our effort was a serious effort, genuine effort, to open the door for peace, unfortunately, the Security Council is not ready to listen to that message. — Riyad Mansour

My mom was an environmental activist in Australia in the late '60s and '70s, and I guess I've inherited that awareness from her. — Robin McLeavy