Fragrantly Quotes & Sayings

The essence of idolatry is the entertainment of thoughts about God that are unworthy of Him. It begins in the mind and may be present where no overt act of worship has taken place. — A.W. Tozer

The Great among these spirits the Elves name the Valar, the Powers of Arda, and Men have often called them gods. — J.R.R. Tolkien

Flowers, cold from the dew,
And autumn's approaching breath,
I pluck for the warm, luxuriant braids,
Which haven't faded yet.
In their nights, fragrantly resinous,
Entwined with delightful mystery,
They will breathe in her springlike
Extraordinary beauty.
But in a whirlwind of sound and fire,
From her shing head they will flutter
And fall-and before her
They will die, faintly fragrant still.
And, impelled by faithful longing,
My obedient gaze will feast upon them-
With a reverent hand,
Love will gather their rotting remains. — Anna Akhmatova

The detective seemed to remember reading that advertisers used Scottish accents to suggest integrity and honesty. The — Robert Galbraith

There cannot be any communication except through form. If there is no form, you cannot create emotion in the spectator. — Alain Resnais

If you hate what you're seeing, you call it sex and violence. If you like it, you call it 'romance and adventure.' — Joe Bob Briggs

The sky was a ragged blaze of red and pink and orange, and its double trembled on the surface of the pond like color spilled from a paintbox. — Natalie Babbitt

When a man confines an animal in a cage, he assumes ownership of that animal. But an animal is an individual; it cannot be owned. When a man tries to own an individual, whether that individual be another man, an animal or even a tree, he suffers the psychic consequences of an unnatural act. — Tom Robbins

Today more people lose their seats in the Politburo in Havana than in the Congress of America, ... We need to have competitive races for the Legislature ... We have to have a clash of ideas. — John McCain

I'm fortunate that I'm making a living at it now because I'm not equipped to do anything else. — Sonny Rollins