Eric Emmanuel Schmitt Oscar Et La Dame Rose Quotes & Sayings

The wisest man is he who can account for his actions. — Umar

You never talk of likelihoods on Arrakis. You speak only of possibilities. — Frank Herbert

The Long Earth is bountiful but not forgiving. — Stephen Baxter

None of us is immune to suggestion. We are social beings and live in a social world. — Siri Hustvedt

They say night's beauties fade at dawn, and the children of wine are oft disowned in the morning light. — George R R Martin

Remembrance is a form of meeting. — Kahlil Gibran

I put my hands behind my head and lay on my back, trying to hold on to the memories of my family. Their faces seemed to be far off somewhere in my mind, and to get to them I had to bring up painful memories. — Ishmael Beah

It is the nature of tyranny and rapacity never to learn moderation from the ill-success of first oppressions; on the contrary, all oppressors, all men thinking highly of the methods dictated by their nature, attribute the frustration of their desires to the want of sufficient rigor. — Edmund Burke

I have waited for this, Beth, this moment," he whispered as he took her hands in his and brought her fingertips to his mouth, kissing each fingertip before placing her palms on either side of his face. "When Sussex, Black and I returned from the East, I watched you as you did this - touched Sussex, then Black. And I waited, holding my breath, barely able to control my feelings, waiting to feel your touch on my face. But you did not. You made a polite enquiry after my health and left me standing alone by the hearth. And, then, the other afternoon with Sheldon, you touched him, and I was alone, and apart again. Remembering what it was like to await your touch, and then never to feel it. Beth," he whispered as he moved closer to her, "won't you touch me? See me? — Charlotte Featherstone