Gilled Snail Quotes & Sayings

Elinor, in spite of every occasional doubt of Willoughby's constancy, could not witness the rapture of delightful expectation which filled the whole soul and beamed in the eyes of Marianne, without feeling how blank was her own prospect, how cheerless her own state of mind in the comparison, and how gladly she would engage in the solicitude of Marianne's situation to have the same animating object in view, the same possibility of hope. — Jane Austen

Many of the signs on stores were in Mexican. — James Hannaham

The establishment can accept being screwed, but not being laughed at — Saul Alinsky

In a normal democracy, you protect the individual from the excessive power of the state. In Turkey, power elites try to protect the state - as if this state were fragile and needed protection - when in fact, it's too powerful already. — Elif Safak

We parked in back and walked down the stairs with their polished brass railings, past the old-fashioned kitchen. We could see the chefs cooking. It smelled like stew, or meat loaf, the way time should smell, solid and nourishing. — Janet Fitch

To associate art with the artist is to forfeit art, because at this moment we are pushed into the arena of self-expression, and can be recognized only by what differentiates us from others. — Anthony Marais

Failing sucks. But it's better than the alternative."
"Which is?"
"Not even trying." Now he did look at me, straight on. "Life's short, you know? — Sarah Dessen

There is no job feels as lonely as that of a fighter but there is also no bond closer than the one he shares with his corner. — Colin Robinson

Life is complex. You don't have any person who is nice from the beginning until the end. You don't always have the notion of redemption. The bad people don't always pay. — Marjane Satrapi

The world is nearing spiritual death, and America is second only to Europe in the digging of its grave - a grave dug by deception. — Gail Trebesch Opper

Since violence is largely a male pastime, cultures that empower women tend to move away from the glorification of violence and are less likely to breed dangerous subcultures of rootless young men. — Steven Pinker

Nothing fails like success. — Gerald Nachman

I'm girlie in the sense that I like makeup, but I also love sports and man food. — Carrie Underwood