Ferouka Quotes & Sayings

I know in this time of great technological advancement, the idea of reading a book seems almost anachronistic, but I think it's worth preserving. — Garth Stein

fiction is about prizing the logic of metaphors - which is the logic of narratives in general - over reality, which is irreducibly random and senseless. — Ken Liu

If economic progress is not translated into better quality of life and respect for citizens' rights, we will witness more Tahrir Squares in Africa. — Mo Ibrahim

This way, at least, we get to meet and kill interesting people. — Aleksandr Voinov

Waves can wash away the most stubborn stains, and the stars do not care one way or the other. — John D. MacDonald

I hate tests. It's a really lousy way to judge a person's ability. — Bill Paxton

I'm an ardent Trekkie and I look forward to the United Federation of Planets. — Mike Oldfield

Do not make the writer stand behind a podium. Anything but. A podium reeks of the lecture hall. A music stand, on the other hand, is nicely minimal and lends the writer - who usually needs all the help s/he can get - a musician's second-hand cool-factor. — Lynn Coady

You're my dove,just like the one in the apartment,only much different.You're more special,more free,more human.You're my dove and I'm your keeper. — Emily James Ray

The power of the gospel lies[ ... ] in the powerful announcement that God is God, that Jesus is Lord, that the powers of evil have been defeated, that God's new world has begun. — N. T. Wright

Dear Abba, Rather than a life of faith I seem to be living a life of contingencies. Rather than an open-armed yes! I've got an anxious brow and nervous hands and a mouthful of what ifs? I truly am a prodigal, demanding my cake and eating it too when all I really want to do is go home to that safe place where I don't have to be afraid, where everything is freedom and light and love. I want to experience the glorious liberty of a child of God. And so this day I will not ask what if? but rather why not? Yes, why not! — Brennan Manning

Truth always rests with the minority, and the minority is always stronger than the majority, because the minority is generally formed by those who really have an opinion, while the strength of a majority is illusory, formed by the gangs who have no opinion - and who, therefore, in the next instant (when it is evident that the minority is the stronger) assume its opinion ... while truth again reverts to a new minority. — Soren Kierkegaard

Fix myself a hot chocolate because it is a gateway drug to reading. — Helen Ellis

Because there is a fear of sentimentality, love is not very often addressed - and it is really the one motivation in all of our lives. — Helene Aylon

Every chef has his treats. By that, I mean bits and pieces from things you're working on - crusty little cake trimmings, ends from a brisket, collars from a salmon, scraps. But they're snacks to me, and I eat them right off the cutting board - maybe too much. — Tom Douglas