Douairiere Quotes & Sayings

We all are men, in our own natures frail, and capable of our flesh; few are angels. — William Shakespeare

Success and failure, triumph and disaster. That is the rhythm of life in the garden. — Patience Strong

I made a big family when I was working at 'Vogue' for ten years, and I'm still friends with a lot of them. — Carine Roitfeld

We prostrate ourselves before the fish-god Yob, who seems as efficacious as any. — Jack Vance

If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see that the choices that you've made don't reflect that, then there's something for you to look at. — Kathy Mattea

Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Self-care is never selfish, but it may feel that way when you live a frenzied life. — Arthur P. Ciaramicoli

the love of God is the kind of love that identifies with the powerless; the kind of love that appeals to nothing but its own integrity, that doesn't seek to force or batter its way through. It lives, it survives, it 'wins' simply by being itself. On the cross, God's love just is what it is and it's valid and world-changing and earth-shattering, even though at that moment what it means in the world's terms is failure, terror and death. — Rowan Williams

even though I would've preferred E's kiss there instead. Naturally that particular memory flooded my mind's eye. Until then, I hadn't been properly introduced to my magic button. — Lora Ann

Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. — Solomon

I was married to a dancer who had a dance company in New York City, and she toured. — John Cullum

Through the years you, the Delaware State family and your predecessors, have faced many challenges. You worked through them with fierce determination and good will, and you have made great progress. — Michael N. Castle

There are more and more visibly weird and freaky people in the world these days, and it's high time we stop carrying forward the junior high school dynamic of excluding them all from our lives or worse ... nailing them to some cross. — Kate Bornstein

Sorry if this little war's inconvenienced you in any way," Indris drawled. "I'll try to schedule the next one with you in mind — Mark T. Barnes

Her spirit is hurting, weak and in need, and so is mine. I don't know much either. I'm confused and blinded by the fog we've stumbled into, but Violet is real and warm and a fortress by which I fall to my knees whenever I come into contact. I need her, she needs me and tonight we just need to hold each other. — Katie McGarry