Elipsa Literatura Quotes & Sayings

The best way to learn a language may be an episode of jail in a foreign country. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

There would be no work on this day. A day no pigs would die. — Robert Newton Peck

But like they say at the Pentagon, you have to plan for the enemy's capacity, not his intentions. — Robert B. Parker

Losing your job shows you the worth of your time rather the worth of money — Sunday Adelaja

Contrary to what a lot of people believe (or hope), comfort doesn't take the pain away. Comfort slides in beside the pain, pulling up a chair so that we have something more than sorrow in our hearts. Comfort gently expands our spirits so that we can breathe again. Comfort opens our eyes so that we can see possibility again.
And on those days, whether it is the next day or five years removed, on that day when grief rears its dark head again, comfort helps us remember that pain is not all there is — Peggy Haymes

And we danced, and we drankAnd I've seen something you probably never got the chance to seeDon't worry, MaryCause I'm taking care of DannyAnd he's taking care of me — Dido Armstrong

We've the new hard-steel, though why they're all so hot to pay twice the price when men're soft as clay and even wood will pierce the boldest belly, I can't say. — Janet Morris

We become what we love and who we love shapes what we become. If we love things, we become a thing. If we love nothing, we become nothing. Imitation is not a literal mimicking of Christ, rather it means becoming the image of the beloved, an image disclosed through transformation. This means we are to become vessels of God's compassionate love for others. — Clare Of Assisi

Only think a moment that we are here now, and that that was then, and it has come to this, and how odd, odd, odd it is! — John Crowley

If I can get somewhere, I'm all right. If not, I'm miserable. — Joseph Brodsky

I apologize for anything I might have done. I was not myself."
"I apologize for shooting you in the leg." said Lila. "I was myself entirely. — V.E Schwab

In this global war against extremists who use murder as a weapon, Iraq is now the central front. — George W. Bush

Before we can count we are taught to be grateful for what others do. As we are broken open by our experience, we begin to be grateful for what is, and if we live long enough and deep enough and authentically enough, gratitude becomes a way of life. — Mark Nepo

I love to sing. Mostly about love and sex. — Elizabeth Berkley

The feeling often comes over me that I am not at all remarkable; it is fun to plan a career, but in all probability I shan't turn out a bit different from any other ordinary person. — Jean Webster