Demetz Stations Quotes & Sayings

It was the beginning of an anxiety that would never end, except with the deaths of either or both; and anxiety is the beginning of conscience, which is the parent of the soul but it is not compatible with innocence. — Angela Carter

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

Reality can't live up to your expectations because you keep building new expectations. — Loretta Graziano Breuning

How dare you, unless you can hold up your own life as a model of rectitude, achievement, and halcyon happiness, open your mouth about the stubborn secrets of living? — Celestine Sibley

Dying is nothing, but pain
is a very serious matter. — Henry Jacob Bigelow

The government is becoming the family of last resort. — Jerry Brown

We are all part of something magnificent. — Jenna Alatari

When I was growing up in the early '70s and really getting into music, waiting outside the record store for that 45, waiting for a single from The Dead, The Clash, David Bowie, or T-Rex or something to be there. There was something about that that was so special. — Dave Gahan

In our business, except in media buying, there are few economies of scale. Client perception of creative agencies is that the bigger they are, the worse they are. — Martin Sorrell

I'm beginning to see Brooks [Robinson] in my sleep. If I dropped a paper plate, he'd pick it up on one hop and throw me out at first. — Sparky Anderson

In Vineyard Haven, on Martha's Vineyard, mostly I love the soft collision here of harbor and shore, the subtly haunting briny quality that all small towns have when they are situated on the sea — William Styron

I certainly like the actor to have as much lee-way as possible. In the same way that director Bong was generous enough to let me create, you have to do that for actors, as well, and let them use the tools they have, and part of that is their own brains and their own words. — Kelly Masterson

More important than the HOW we achieve financial freedom, is the WHY. Find YOUR reasons why you want to be free and wealthy. — Robert Kiyosaki

There is no patience so terrible as that of the deranged. — Sarah Waters

Food keeps us alive, as we all know. Nourishment allows us to grow and be healthy. But good cooking takes us beyond survival and into the realms of culture and pleasure. — Fernando Divina