Dekel Vaknin Quotes & Sayings

I've been a lucky man. I've only faced one real tragedy: the death of my wife, Maggie, from cancer in 1995. — Charles Jencks

I do hope that all nations can live in complete security and welfare. — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Alcoholism isn't a disease. It's a failure of self-image. — Terence McKenna

I knew deep in my heart that no one would ever compare to you. That no one else would ever own my heart and soul. That night you branded me as yours. — Heidi McLaughlin

We can't give you any further information," the fairies replied. "Be satisfied, madam, with the assurance that your daughter will be happy." She thanked them very much and did not forget to give them many presents. Although the fairies were quite rich, they always liked people to give them something. Throughout the world this custom has been passed down from that day to our own, and time has not altered it in the least.

("Green Serpent") — Marie-Catherine D'Aulnoy

You're suddenly quiet."
He watched her swallow. "I don't understand how you do this to me." He leaned in slightly. His hair smelled like something flowery, like the fading scent of lilacs. "Do what?" "Your touch." "I'm not touching you, Emily." She turned around. "That's just it. It feels like you are. How do you do that? It's like you have something I can't see, that reaches out. It doesn't make sense." That startled him. She felt it. No one had ever felt it before. — Sarah Addison Allen

Do you know why empires fall? Because they can no longer believe their own lies. — Fred Van Lente