Dehnert Quotes & Sayings

Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping. — Horace

Instead of discussing with myself every morning whether I feel inspired or not, I step into my office every day at nine sharp, open the window and politely ask the muse to enter and kiss me. Sometimes she comes in, more often she does not. But she can never claim that she hasn't found me waiting in the right place. — Peter Prange

And yet the wiser mind
Mourns less for what age takes away
Than what it leaves behind. — William Wordsworth

All you hear Catholics turning out these days are pop versions of the old Protestant anthems. — Richard Morris

I consider I've had a good day when, among the lines I've written, I've produced from my innermost core what I call 'the appearance of the pearl.' That could refer to a discovery, a sense of harmonious cohesiveness, or something like that. — Ismail Kadare

Pity that child who was born near Rouen,
His only crime, to arrive deformed. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Judge really underestimated how fucking smart the damn detective was. He had set his own self up, falling for Michaels' charm, his intoxicating eyes and seductive smile as he let himself get swindled in a deal. But Judge never ever went back on his word. Now he was bent over a counter, legs spread and ass open. Judge — A.E. Via

Him I call a Mahatma (great soul) whose heart bleeds for the poor, otherwise he is a Duratma (wicked soul). Let us unite our wills in continued prayer for their good. — Swami Vivekananda

It was one of the great myths of that time that foreign policy was this pure and uncontaminated area which was never touched by domestic politics, and that domestic politics ended at the water's edge. The truth, in sharp contrast, was that all those critical decisions were primarily driven by considerations of domestic politics, and by political fears of the consequences of looking weak in a forthcoming domestic election. — David Halberstam