Egyptological Bibliography Quotes & Sayings

How much had I missed in these months of despair and numbness? — Sarah J. Maas

Cheers for Edgar Poe! — Jules Verne

The night sky in Egypt is a swirling mass of stars so bright and numerous the sky seems to tremble with the ice-blue weight of them. — Rosemary Mahoney

Being in business is not about making money. It is a way to become who you are. — Paul Hawken

Oh! he understood that for the humble soul of the Russian peasant, worn out by grief and toil, and still more by the everlasting injustice and everlasting sin, his own and the world's, it was the greatest need and comfort to find some one or something holy to fall down before and worship. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Sometimes it's called passing out and sometimes it's just pretending to be asleep — Sherman Alexie

The inspector had interviewed boys before, boys from the poorest parts of town. He had the habit of not specifying "mam" or "dad" or even "parents." They were things he knew not every child possessed and so he was careful. — Sylvia Waugh

Life is short and the time of death is uncertain; so apply yourself to meditation. Avoid doing evil, and acquire merit, to the best of your ability, even at the cost of life itself. In short: Act so that you have no cause to be ashamed of yourselves and hold fast to this rule. — Milarepa

When I first came up, the whole AIDS epidemic was starting, and the gay community that I experienced from the beginning of my career was mostly - and overwhelmingly - concerned with staying alive. And, also, I felt really aware of the preciousness of life and time. The gay community and people who were HIV-positive were treated so badly, and I was very disturbed by things. But I also saw a lot of love and connection in the gay community at that time. — Madonna Ciccone

It is our care for the helpless, our practice of loving kindness, that brands us in the eyes of those who oppose us. — Tertullian

What can be heavier than wealth than freedom? — Sylvia Ashton-Warner

When life feels heavy, these two remedies relieve life's complexities: simplicity and purity. Simplicity seeks God. Purity enjoys him. — Thomas A Kempis

Today at school I wrote an essay about Flag Day which was so beautiful, but ever so beautiful - for I even used words without really knowing what they meant. — Clarice Lispector

Every one of my products - my lingerie, my perfume, and everything that I do beauty-related with regard to building my burlesque shows - is just me. — Dita Von Teese

The best documentaries are independent. They don't exist to serve interests, philanthropic or otherwise. — Nick Fraser