Extra Special Dictionary Quotes & Sayings

he woman Caeiro fell in love with. I have no idea who she was, and I intend to never find out, not even out of curiosity. There are things of which the soul refuses to lose its ignorance.

I'm perfectly aware no one's obliged to reciprocate love, and great poets have nothing to do with being great lovers. But there's a transcendent spite...

Let her remain anonymous even to God! — Alvaro De Campos

As their frenzy grew, so did the storm, as if the hurricane built off their furious energy. Prophet would never look at a hurricane the same way again. — S.E. Jakes

The 'ideal' body is everywhere you look, and we are made to feel like failures by advertisers and corporations who shame us into buying their products. — Caitlin Stasey

Wigger: a young white who wants desperately to be down with hip-hop, who identifies more strongly with Black culture than white. (What's disturbing about this expression is its racist implications: if white kids down with hip-hop are "wiggers," what does that make Black kids down with hip-hop?) — Bakari Kitwana

We all have an artist within us; but not all of us help him to create wings on our bodies! Those who help will know the taste of the skies! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Sometimes your best company is you — Coleen Murtagh Paratore

I get down on my knees every mornin' an' give eternal thanks for the existence of girls in a otherwise pointless universe. — Garth Ennis

The hour [ ... ] can be anywhere between three and six o'clock in the afternoon. The general rule is that the earlier tea is served, the lighter the refreshments. At three, tea is usually a snack
dainty finger sandwiches, petits fours, fresh strawberrries; at six, it can be a meal
or "high" tea
with sausage rolls, salads, and trifle. — Angela Hynes

I watch as DJ easily bends down to slip under the ropes. He stands up to his full height and walks into the middle of the ring and my brain immediately drops right into my vagina. — Tara Sivec

I'm so full of power, I feel like I can see without opening my eyes. Like I could go nova if I wanted to and have my own galaxy. Is this what it's like to be Simon Snow? To have infinity in your chest pocket? — Rainbow Rowell

A lotta cats copy the Mona Lisa, but people still line up to see the original. — Louis Armstrong

Meeting people in a genuine way and feeling like there is a vital and meaningful connection going on makes me come alive. — Sharon Salzberg