Eucatastrophic Quotes & Sayings

In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or praise is necessary, just as grease is necessary to keep wheels turning. — Leo Tolstoy

From the premise that Christianity is true it follows that the far-off glimpse of joy produced by fantasy is a glimpse of truth; that a great eucatastrophic tale like The Lord of the Rings is a gift of divine grace, an opening of the curtain that veils Heaven to earthly eyes, a tiny telepathic contact with the Mind of God. — Peter Kreeft

when greeted, in case the ghostly specter — Jacqueline Winspear

For naturall Bloud is in like manner made of the fruits of the Earth; and circulating, nourisheth by the way, every Member of the Body of Man. — Thomas Hobbes

You can stretch to your fullest in this land, Emma, and not touch any edges. There's no dream too big for the wilderness. I'd hate to see it tamed and carved up into little fiefdoms. — Alice Valdal

We are not disillusioned because we have no illusions ... What we have and what is our strength, is our joy in life ... in all its amoral aspects. That is also the basis of our contemporary art. — Asger Jorn

Never ruin a good painting with the truth. — Henri Matisse

People who have come from nothing and started their own business or opened up a whole new niche in a particular industry, they truly inspire me. — Benjamin Stone

We're not cannibals,' he said as if to remind them. 'Cannibals boil people alive in cauldrons. I prefer to think of ourselves as evolved eaters. As a family, we're at the forefront of fine dining. Human flesh is an acquired taste, and I've worked hard to give you all the chance to appreciate it for yourselves. — Matt Whyman

Looked at sky through smoke heavy with human fat and God was not there. The cold, suffocating dark goes on forever and we are alone. Live our lives, lacking anything better to do. Devise reason later. Born from oblivion; bear children, hell-bound as ourselves, go into oblivion. There is nothing else. Existence is random. Has no pattern save what we imagine after staring at it for too long. No meaning save what we choose to impose. This rudderless world is not shaped by vague metaphysical forces. It is not God who kills the children. Not fate that butchers them or destiny that feeds them to the dogs. It's us. Only us.
-Rorschach. — Alan Moore

I make impact plays. I make game-changing plays. — LeBron James

You can't plan to write a great song. It just happens to you. It drops in your lap. It's the same thing with a woman. — Neil Diamond

The Selection was no longer something that was simply happening to me, but something I was actively a part of. I was an Elite. — Kiera Cass

Actually, I wish you were a chef. Then I'd get something out of this relationship. — Wesley Chu

Deficits. Most people of knowledge say it's the biggest single problem facing the economic free world. — David Hartman

Think, dream and expect great things. For would you rather be correct in your perception? Or would you rather be exceptional in your life? — Christopher Babson