Elliot Offen Quotes & Sayings

But unfortunately, when you have a kid, you sometimes eat everything they leave behind. So far today I've had some of her leftover pancakes with peanut butter. — Joely Fisher

No one wants to sit through a drawn-out tale any more than they want a third nipple — Andrew Cormier

For if someone died at an old age, or of natural causes, a funeral was a time of celebration rather than mourning. — Sheng-Shih Lin

Be proud of your people when you don't have to be ashamed of any of its social classes. — Adolf Hitler

There is no differentiation between all living things: trees, river, animals, and humans. We are all one interdependent organism, so our focus may seem broad but each element interacts with the other. We have so many phenomenal eyes, skills, and hands on deck. It's mind-blowingly exciting. — Ian Somerhalder

Growing up is like taking down the walls of your house and letting strangers in. — Maureen Daly

I'll show up and stand humble in the face of a loved one's pain. I'll admit I'm as empty-handed, dumb-struck, and out of ideas as she is. I won't try to make sense of things or require more than she can offer. I won't let my discomfort with her pain keep me from witnessing it for her. I'll never try to grab or fix her pain, because I know that for as long as it takes, her pain will also be her comfort. It will be all she has left. Grief is love's souvenir. It's our proof that we once loved... So, I'll just show up and sit quietly with her. — Glennon Doyle Melton

I wished it had turned out differently. I wished I had been better all around. I wished above all that when I believed something, like that I was finally over her, that I knew myself even the slightest bit. — Joshua Ferris

A rumor started a reputation that other people believed in and reacted to. And sometimes a rumor has a snowball effect. A rumor, is just the beginning. — Jay Asher

Art is a luxury but also a necessity. — Edwidge Danticat

We need to interpret interpretations more than to interpret things. — Michel De Montaigne

In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate. — Charles De Gaulle

We're cool," I say calmly, although I feel something else. I feel... sad. Like I've lost something I never quite had. — Christine Seifert

Great people have a vision of their lives that they practice emulating each and every day. They go to work on their lives, not just in their lives. — Michael Gerber