Defontes Brooklyn Quotes & Sayings

She had taken him for granted, she thought with surprise and shame, watching the flickering candlelight. She had assumed his kindness was so natural and so innate, she had never asked herself whether it cost him any effort. Any effort to stand between Will and the world, protecting each of them from the other. Any effort to accept the loss of his family with equanimity. Any effort to remain cheerful and calm in the face of his own dying. — Cassandra Clare

Some people say: "There is no God; because, if there was a God, God would stop all the suffering." Nonsense! God is oblivious to suffering. God is beyond suffering. That's what makes God, God, by definition. — Frederick Lenz

Well, a peach has a lovely taste and so does a mushroom, but you can't put the two together ... — Arthur Golden

Either the kid was naturally hyper or he was hopped up on enough caffeine to give a heart attack to a water buffalo. — Rick Riordan

Drunkeness, she told us in a rare moment of confidence, is a sin against the fruit, the tree, the wine itself. Wine, distilled and nurtured from bud into fruit; it deserves reverance. Joy. Gentleness.
(Page 194.) — Joanne Harris

Every word, every phrase, wants to be in a sentence, when it is written for you. — M.F. Moonzajer

I have a Keurig coffee maker, which is really kind of a luxury. It was given to me by an ex. I realized when I'm feeling sentimental, I'll gently, tenderly press the button. Then when I remember he dumped me, I punch it. — Mo Rocca

Any addiction has the potential of becoming self-terrorizing. But addiction to reading and leading a family life never become self-terrorizing. These two are addictions that make you more civilized. — PARESH P AJMERA

When beggars and shoeshine boys, barbers and beauticians can tell you how to get rich it is time to remind yourself that there is no more dangerous illusion than the belief that one can get something for nothing. — Bernard Baruch

When the Jewish state is established - it is very possible that the result will be transfer of Arabs. — Moshe Sharett

It stands to reason that if sacrifices are being given, somebody is collecting sacrifices. — Ayn Rand