Expropriation Act Quotes & Sayings

The world is an orphanage for grownups — Elizabeth Swados

There are no such thing as ghosts." Joseph replied.
"There are supposedly no such things as Vampires and yet here you are." Grace quipped flippantly. — Claire E. Cruddas

There was no point in telling somebody not to cry, she had always thought; indeed there were times when you should do exactly the opposite, when you should urge people to cry, to start the healing that sometimes only tears can bring. But if there was a place for tears of relief, there might even be a place for tears of pride[.] — Alexander McCall Smith

There's nothing so obscene and depressing as an American Christmas. — Edward Abbey

Dreaming was easy. I could dream for hours - not thinking, not wondering, not conscious of the passing of time. I could dream at all times and in all places - and this place was made for dreams. I did not awake until Andrew's shadow fell across my knees. "Where are the sand-castles, Jane?" "They were castles in Spain," I replied, smiling up at him. "But the real reason I wanted to come to the sea was pearls. Pearls like sea-water and sunshine." He stooped over the pool and said, "Not real pearls, — D.E. Stevenson

No need to explain. Life is short, baby girl. You take every little piece of happiness you can get. — Lexi Blake

I like books that don't give you an easy ride. I like the feeling of discomfort. The sense of being implicated. — Zadie Smith

Walk so that your footprints bear only the marks of peaceful joy and complete freedom. To do this you have to learn to let go. Let go of your sorrows, let go of your worries. That is the secret of walking meditation. — Nhat Hanh

Through all the ages the mind has been regarded as evil, and every form of insult: from heretic to materialist to exploiter - every form of iniquity: from exile to disfranchisement to expropriation - every form of torture: from sneers to rack to firing squad - have been brought down upon those who assumed the responsibility of looking at the world through the eyes of a living consciousness and performing the crucial act of a rational connection. Yet only to the extent to which - in chains, in dungeons, in hidden corners, in the cells of philosophers, in the shops of traders - some men continued to think, only to that extent was humanity able to survive. — Ayn Rand

The only thing that restrains you is fear, Anton Gorodetsky. For yourself, or for people - that's not important. But we are restrained by horror. And that is why we observe the Treaty. — Sergei Lukyanenko

I've been practicin' my morgue face for when I have to go identify your body. Wanna see it? Nick said then he arranged his face in this kind of mock, sad, shocked look and slowly shook his head like a world with vigilante social workers
mystified him. — Kristen Ashley

No individual or private group or private organization has the legal power to initiate the use of physical force against other individuals or groups and to compel them to act against their own voluntary choice. Only a government holds that power. The nature of governmental action is: coercive action. The nature of political power is: the power to force obedience under threat of physical injury-the threat of property expropriation, imprisonment, or death. — Ayn Rand

Simple people ... listen to music with their hearts and enjoy it more than those who are spoiled, jaded, blase. — Elfriede Jelinek

Me howling blasts drive devious, tempest-tossed, / Sails ripped, seams opening wide, and compass lost. — William Cowper