Fortuin Dutch Quotes & Sayings

The volatile, abusive, and sometimes dangerous reactions that abusers can have when relationships draw to a close have often been considered, especially by psychologists, to be evidence of the man's "fear of abandonment." But women have fears of abandonment that are just as great as men's, yet they rarely stalk or kill their partners after a breakup. Not only that, but many abusers are vicious to their ex-partners even when they do not desire a reunion or when they initiated the breakup themselves. — Lundy Bancroft

Most people grow only large enough to solve their problems - not to reach their potential. — Gerald Brooks

A sword sword owes his lord the truth. — George R R Martin

It was the kind of beauty that made you shit your pants. — Brent Weeks

Ublala Pung grunted a laugh. 'They'd never find her if it was a manhunt. — Steven Erikson

Often my creative life has seemed like a long tunnel, dark and damp. And sometimes I wondered whether I could live through it. But I did! — Ai Qing

Many religions over the years have suggested that when a woman is menstruating, she should be avoided and not touched. — Frederick Lenz

You'd rather have nothing than settle for less. — Warren Beatty

I will not say that your mulberry trees are dead; but I am afraid they're not alive. — Jane Austen

For me to do a story, something has to happen to someone. It's a story in the way you learn what a story is in third grade, where there is a person, and things happen to them, and then something big happens, and they realize something new. — Ira Glass

Kitchen-sink cookies," Trishiffany proclaimed. "Sounds disgusting, right? But I've always been so torn about chocolate chips versus butterscotch chips, but here you don't even have to choose. Walnuts and peanuts! Oatmeal and cornflakes! Raisins and dried cherries. Not to mention the shredded coconut. Sometimes we just need our little freedoms, you know? — Helen Phillips

Until the mid-1500s, priests were allowed to marry and amass wealth and land just like anyone else; such property passed to a priest's wife and children upon his death. But starting in 1563, married priests were restricted from saying mass. This policy change, in effect, stopped priests from marrying, so upon their death, any wealth they had was passed to the church. — Kathy Baldock

Love is substance; Lust, illusion. Only in the surge of passion do the two mingle in confusion. — Calvin Miller

When you grow up in an extended family, or in a stable neighborhood with two or three generations of families who live there, you feel seen. Not just the good things you've done, the stuff you put on your resume. You know they've seen you in your dark times, when you've messed up - but they're still there. — Dean Ornish