Durbervilles Quotes & Sayings

Doubt is conquered by faith, just as it is faith which has brought doubt into the world. — Soren Kierkegaard

A general philosophy of the female characters in my films is they all want something to believe in, and not having anything. — Woody Allen

A lover's a liar,
To himself he lies,
The truthful are loveless,
Like oysters their eyes! — Kurt Vonnegut

The single most pressing earthly obligation of every medieval artisan was the establishment of a good personal reputation.11 — Richard Sennett

Amelia shows that it's not what happens in life that counts, but rather how you frame it, how you talk about it. — Marissa Moss

If only there were a river of courage, - Rahel whispered. I would bend down, cup the water in my hand and drink. — Jane Kurtz

If you want to take care of tomorrow, take better care of today. We always live now. All we have to do is entrust ourselves to the life we now live. — Dainin Katagiri

The clear water the color of deeply steeped tea, surrounded by cattails and gracile grasses. — Lauren Slater

To be truly 'soigne,' a man should have 80 suits. — Jean Patou

In her inestimable audacity, Julia was the catalyst in my life for something beautiful. I hadn't anticipated her - hadn't even wanted her, truthfully - but there she was. A little something extra that made all the difference in the world. — Cathleen Falsani

We deem it a settled point that the destiny of the colored man is bound up with that of the white people of this country ... We are here, and here we are likely to be. To imagine that we shall ever be eradicated is absurd and ridiculous. We can be remodified, changed, assimilated, but never extinguished. We repeat, therefore, that we are here; and that this is our country; and the question for the philosophers and statesmen of the land ought to be, What principles should dictate the policy of the action toward us? We shall neither die out, nor be driven out; but shall go with this people, either as a testimony against them, or as an evidence in their favor throughout their generations. — Frederick Douglass

The words were pulled from her, agonizing, like a disembowelment. — Dawn Jayne

It is Love that gives joy to happiness. — Rumi