Elluminate Quotes & Sayings

Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife. Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles. There were four walls, a floor and a roof, which made one room; and this room contained a rusty looking cookstove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table, three or four chairs, and the beds. Uncle Henry and Aunt Em had a big bed in one corner, and Dorothy a little bed in another corner. There was no garret at all, and no cellar - except a small hole dug in the ground, called a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose, mighty enough to crush any building in its path. It was reached by a trap door in the middle of the floor, from which a ladder led down into the small, dark hole. — L. Frank Baum

I think no matter what kind of life you have, whether it looks one way to people or another way, you always have moments when you imagine a different life. — Kristen Wiig

Death and madness are his only mistresses. — Kristen Painter

I live now and only now, and I will do what I want to do this moment and not what I decided was best for me yesterday. — Hugh Prather

The deeper the journey into inner space, the further the possibilities in outer space. — Curtis Tyrone Jones

According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings. — Bodhidharma

Corruption, greed, jealously, would all lead to unhappiness. — Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury

I've come to learn that being alone is better than being next to someone and feeling alone. — Steve Maraboli

I had toward the poetic art a peculiar relation which was only practical after I had cherished in my mind for a long time a subject which possessed me, a model which inspired me, a predecessor who attracted me, until at length, after I had molded it — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Prayer steadies one when he is walking in slippery places - even if things asked for are not given. — Benjamin Harrison

Germany needs to have a handicap, like in golf. They ought to start each match with two goals in advance to their opposition. — Franz Beckenbauer

I am a rational man, but haven't you heard? i'm also insane. It gives me a unique perspective on things. — Derek Landy

She ceased to breathe. When he leaned forward and his lips fluttered against hers, her footing became unsteady and she stumbled. He placed a hand on her lower back to steady her and pulled her close. Her breasts met his hard torso and she became aware at how frantically her heart beat. She wrapped her arms around his neck and lost herself in the kiss as their lips met. They explored each other with a sort of fascination, mouth and tongues claiming each other in their hunger. Delicately at first, as if not sure this was real or just a fantasy, and then strong and unyielding. Demanding this moment to never end. — Lisa Carlisle

In Christ, man who made himself God encounters God who made himself man. Unrivaled self-importance and pride encounters unrivaled self-emptying and humility. — Christopher West

She spoke of evenings in the country making popcorn on the porch. Once this would have gladdened my heart but because her heart was not glad when she said it I knew there was nothing in it but the idea of what one should do. — Jack Kerouac