Desencanto In English Quotes & Sayings

No man wants to settle down. It happens. Eventually you're going to bump into somebody that makes you go, 'Hmm, I don't mind seeing this person every day.' — Kevin Hart

When we opened the doors, we saw that the entire room was scorched black and you were on the floor possibly dead, surrounded by broken glass. Window glass is expensive, you realize that?" "Yes, Your Majesty," he said meekly. — Megan Whalen Turner

My wild heart craves shadows. Like a bat unfurling its wings, I open myself to darkness; I open myself to truth. — Nichole McElhaney

In the fields I know best, among the life sciences, it is required that the most expert and sophisticated minds be capable of changing course - often with a great lurch - every few years. — Lewis Thomas

The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that position be taken on current issues as they arise and the desire that one's contributions will somehow survive the ravages of time. — Angela Davis

As women in general, I don't think we take the time to find ways to take care of ourselves. — Kim Raver

I think I grew up with the idea that God was a punishing being, constructed around rules. — Jim Gaffigan

Man is not made to understand life, but to live it. — George Santayana

Good schools underpin not only our economy, but the social fabric of our lives. — Donald L. Carcieri

In the end it's the pain of being replaceable that turns out to be the hardest to bear. — Tamar Cohen

We had sun, but we asked for a rainbow. We called the drizzle, but we got heavy rains! Now it's gone.. We are left with drizzle, waiting the sun light to pass through. When the sun shines tomorrow, only the drizzle is mine.. Rainbow is yours! And I'm deaf and you're blind! — Heshan Udunuwara

Writer's block doesn't really come from lack of ideas, I believe; it comes more from fear. Fear of the blank document, fear of failure...fear that what you write will be awful!
So the only way past it is to make myself get on with it. Sit in front of my computer and type, something, anything, even if it is simply writing down my feelings at that moment, or describing the weather. I start with something simple, and before I know it the words will flow again. — Barbara Copperthwaite

I still love what I do and I've done OK over the years ... You're a long time retired and anyway, I'd get bored. — Bart Cummings