Edelfa Masciotta Quotes & Sayings

I have followed after the truth, across this windy planet upon which every person is nourished by one or another lie. — James Branch Cabell

I supposed the Red Guards had enjoyed themselves. Is it not true that we all possess some destructive tendencies in our nature? The veneer of civilization is very thin. Underneath lurks the animal in each of us. If I were young and had had a working class background, if I had been brought up to worship Mao and taught to believe him infalliable, would I not have behaved exactly as the Red Guards had done?
~79 — Nien Cheng

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles. — William Hazlitt

Galapagos tortoise," she said. "I'm one hundred and seven years old." "Huh. And you don't look a day over a hundred and five," I said. — James Patterson

I haven't met anyone that made me want to stay with them, more than I wanted to go and rescue you. — Jillian Dodd