Finchat Quotes & Sayings

Satire is, by definition, offensive. It is meant to make us feel uncomfortable. It is meant to make us scratch our heads, think, do a double-take, and then think again. — Maajid Nawaz

There should of course be left a field of work for the sake of experiment but at all times one must remember that there will always remain open a possibility of err. — Sri Aurobindo

These days I live in three worlds: my dreams, and the experiences of my new life, which trigger memories from the past. (page 20) — Ishmael Beah

The pursuit of knowledge is more valuable than its possession. — Albert Einstein

It is not enough to recognize what is right and true. One must control the impulse to do what is wrong and easy. — Andy Andrews

Words may help and silence may help, but the one thing needful is that the heart should turn to its Maker as the needle turns to the pole. For this we must be still. — Caroline Emelia Stephen

Faithfully doing your best, independent of the support, acknowledgment, or reward of others, is a key determinant in a fulfilling career. — Mark Sanborn

"She's a very charming and delightful creature," quoth Mr. Robert Sawyer, in reply; "and has only one fault that I know of, Ben. It happens, unfortunately, that that single blemish is a want of taste. She don't like me." — Charles Dickens

The way to rock oneself back into writing is this. First gentle exercise in the air. Second the reading of good literature. It is a mistake to think that literature can be produced from the raw. One must get out of life ... one must become externalised; very, very concentrated, all at one point, not having to draw upon the scattered parts of one's character, living in the brain. — Virginia Woolf

The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It seemed to roar and the roar to reverberate, to dominate. To escape from it would require a burst of recklessness, even cruelty. — Anita Desai

Henry would like to make Emma Smallwood smile like that. He would have to make it his aim next time they were together. — Julie Klassen