Garum Wikipedia Quotes & Sayings

Public libraries have succumbed to the same pressures that have overwhelmed the basic cultural functions of museums and universities, aims that should remain what they were, not because the old ways are always better but because in this case they were the right ones: the sustaining of standards, the preservation of quality, the conservation of literacy's history, the education of the heart, eye and mind. Now libraries devote far too much of their restricted space, and their limited budget, to public amusement. It is a fact of philistine life that amusement is where the money is. — William H Gass

They could never quite reconcile themselves to the idea that our lives don't follow the dramatic arc that a good author gives to a great literary character. Only in accidents of pure perfection does the world actually become a stage. (Rule of Four, 54-55) — Ian Caldwell

In these pages, I don't beat around the bush to say shit I want to say. I don't send people on wild goose chases looking for clues. I keep things straight. So don't go trying to interpret mess, alright? — Isla Wright

There is no danger: he is suffering from drowsiness, that disease which attacks so many minds which have been deceived. — Boethius

Love, you are eternal like springtime. — Juan Ramon Jimenez

Not to ask the obvious question, but why Alaska? — John Green

The orchestra confides in me about their music director or their conductor, and I've never seen a conductor that's been liked by everyone. — Joshua Bell

this isn't me running away, I'm just leaving — Sylvia Day

Just by luck, I picked good heroes to worship. — Charles Kuralt

I've seen his eyes soften and sparkle in the moonlight. I've seen a smile crack those lips, heard a laugh ring from that broad chest. And yet, even in those few, untroubled moments, there's always a certain gravitas to him, like he could stand in the middle of a battle and part the enemy's line with one cool glare. (McKenzie) — Sandy Williams

I'm nervous when taking part in any movie. — Jamie Campbell Bower