Elephant Man Bernard Pomerance Quotes & Sayings

If you don't listen to the question entirely, then
you are going to revise your answers frequently. — Toba Beta

There is, however, possibly a serious side to the question, for some of the children, indeed all who have been missed at night, have been slightly torn or wounded in the throat. The wounds seem such as might be made by a rat or a small dog, and although of not much importance individually, would tend to show that whatever animal inflicts them has a system or method of its own. The police of the division have been instructed to keep a sharp lookout for straying children, especially when very young, in and around Hampstead Heath, and for any stray dog which may be about. — Bram Stoker

We are not to expect perfection in this world; but mankind, in modern times, have apparently made some progress in the science of government. — George Washington

To put as little pressure on the relationship you're in is very important. — Kate Bosworth

I would love to take a road trip across Italy in an Aston Martin S Coupe. — Esha Gupta

I wouldn't have taken him. Not because I don't believe Michael Sam should have a chance to play, but I wouldn't want to deal with all of it. [ ... ] It's not going to be totally smooth things will happen. — Tony Dungy

To live with his physical hideousness, incapacitating deformities and unremiting pain is trial enough, but to be exposed to the cruelly lacerating expressions of horror and disgust by all who behold him -- is even more difficult to bear. [...] For in order to survive, Merrick forces himself to suffer these humiliations, I repeat, humiliations, in order to survive, thus he exposes himself to crowds who pay to gape and yawp at this freak of nature, the Elephant Man. — Bernard Pomerance

Life is, of course, terrible. — Anthony Burgess

So here we sit on the island of misfit lovers. The broken, the maimed, the malformed, who still, all sensible evidence to the contrary, believe in love, crave love. — Isabel Sharpe

You are only as big as your experiences. — Scott Weiland

How do you get 'feng shui' out of 'thoughtful'? — Maggie Stiefvater

He treated ... my scarred as shit past and body as chapters of a book he wanted to hold in his hands and finish. — Lidia Yuknavitch

But today, just a few years into the twenty-first century, we already find ourselves in a different and precarious position. As revolutions in communications and technology have broken down barriers across the world, it has given more power to both our competitors and our enemies. — Barack Obama

I can't say anything other than the fact that I feel a range of emotions including guilt, shame, sadness, betrayal, freedom and appreciation for those who have stood by me, been tough on me, and have taken the time to understand that there is a deeper story and not to believe everything they read in the newspapers. — Jayson Blair

No way was Tori going to play nanny to Sleepover Barbie, thank you very much. Not no... not hell no... fucking uh-uh! — Bethany K. Lovell

The thing about being an artist," Dad said, folding his newspaper and setting it down on the table, "is that there are always going to be people who want to stop you from doing your art. But this usually says more about them and their issues than it does about you and your art. Trust me. — Leila Sales