Edifies Def Quotes & Sayings

So, given that the vast majority of humans who ever lived are not alive today, it would be an oversight to ignore their insights. — Robert Lanza

In a world where global politics is no longer a zero-sum game, it is - or should be - counterintuitive to pursue one's interests without considering the interests of others. — Hassan Rouhani

A sign read "Free drinks for billiards competitors only." Hand-lettered below read "All others will pay." It was written in blood. I could tell because a red fairy with what looked like black insect wings was writing it at the time, with his own dismembered finger. — Red Tash

I didn't want him to move on. I wanted to go backwards, back in time and hug him. Never let him go. — Penelope Ward

She goes through the same motions as every other day, but something has shifted. It feels as if someone has picked up her world and tilted it off its axis. Everything familiar to her is slipping away. Kris and Asha not only don't need her, but they also can't seem to tolerate her in their lives any longer, betraying her to make their plans. — Shilpi Somaya Gowda

I think I'm the most hurt by the fact that I'm not like him. I would've chosen him over everything else. The whole world could've burned down and I would've pulled him from the wreckage of it. — Amy A. Bartol

Then, before Rhun charges, I leap from him, running toward the dead. His steps beat after me, and I hold out my hand. Our fingers link. The dead slather gleefully and lick their lips. It is the third night of Samhain, and we run together. — Tessa Gratton

To some extent, Seattle remains a frontier metropolis, a place where people can experiment with their lives, and change and grow and make things happen. — Tom Robbins

Statues with beating hearts. — Markus Zusak

for Pop, who sees the stars
and Jude, who hears their music — Eleanor Catton

Put in an honest day's work. It is the building block of a spiritual life. — Philip Toshio Sudo

Until you can say what is most difficult for you to say, you cannot speak from your heart, live unafraid, create health, or receive support from others. — Gary Zukav

Monotony is not to be worshipped as a virtue; nor the marriage bed treated as a coffin for security rather than a couch from which to rise refreshed. — Freya Stark

A child, when it begins to speak, learns what it is that it knows. — John Hall Wheelock