Desafiar Uca Quotes & Sayings

I've come across a novel called The Palm-Wine Drinkard, by the Nigerian writer Amos Tutuola, that is really remarkable because it is a kind of fantasy of West African mythology all told in West African English which, of course, is not the same as standard English. — William Golding

Perhaps I couldn't tickle the inside of his ear, but I could reach the mysterious curves of his mind. — Laura Whitcomb

The publicity I have been getting, a good deal of which is untrue, and the rest of it ill considered, has done me more harm than good. — George S. Patton

A French proverb says 'Wait until it is night before saying that it has been a fine day.' To tell it more precise, wait till the clock strikes the midnight! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Maybe the light's at the other end of the tunnel. — Ben Fountain

We have entered the cell, the Mansion of our birth, and started the inventory of our acquired wealth. — Albert Claude

Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to. — Josh Billings

I approached Buddhism the way I approach almost everything. I read books about it. Even though, at first, I didn't understand much of what I was reading, I found the writing soothing. Reading made me feel lighter and more positive. It somehow gentled me toward myself. I intuitively responded to Buddhist ideas. They helped me see the world and my place in it more clearly. — Mary Pipher

This man has captivated every nerve ending in my body and set it aflame. — Nicole Gulla