Gathenhielmska Quotes & Sayings

There is an enormous tentacle somewhere in these pages. — Neil Gaiman

Reason may be depended upon to keep its balance when God gives the surcease of tears in time of trouble. — Gene Stratton-Porter

Two ardent hearts against one poor little conscience — Thomas Hardy

Intolerance is the 'Do Not Touch' sign on something that cannot bear touching. We do not mind having our hair ruffled, but we will not tolerate any familiarity with the toupee which covers our baldness. — Eric Hoffer

I was scared everyday I put on the uniform. — George Brett

Conduct is more convincing than language. — John Woolman

Teeth. What god-damned things they were. We had to eat. And eat and eat again. We were all disgusting, doomed to our dirty little tasks. Eating and farting and scratching and smiling and celebrating holidays. — Charles Bukowski

I know of no way of judging the future but by the past. — Patrick Henry

I said, "Suppose communists come out against cancer, do we have to automatically come out for cancer?'" I can't take back that I'm against the poll tax, that I'm against lynching, that I'm for peace. — Studs Terkel

Beauty and folly are old companions. — Benjamin Franklin

There is no avoiding the fact that we live at the mercy of our ideas This is never more true than with our ideas about God. — Dallas Willard

If you could be happy, really happy, for just a while, but you knew from the start that it would end in sadness, and bring pain afterwards, would you choose to have that happiness or would you avoid it? — Gregory David Roberts

I have never been to a museum in Hong Kong, or a movie or a play. I've never gone club-hopping. I've never taken the tram to Victoria Peak. — P. J. O'Rourke

He liked to see men cowed and frightened, for that made them biddable, and Sergeant Hakeswill was always at his happiest when he was in control of unhappy men. — Bernard Cornwell

All good things were formerly bad things; every original sin has turned into an original virtue. — Friedrich Nietzsche