Granitzaun Quotes & Sayings

I am a citizen of the Soviet Union and I think sharp measures need to be taken against anti-Soviet forces that are trying to make their way into the leadership. In addition, it is vitally important to maintain the lines of communication with Germany through Poland. — Konstantin Rokossovsky

Wisdom outweighs any wealth. — Sophocles

A lot of coaches play percentages when it comes to me, but that's just a way of saying that you can't stop me. — Shaquille O'Neal

A relationship between two people is made up, for the most part, of invisible things: memories, shared experiences, hopes and fears. When one person disappears, the other is left alone, as if holding a string with no kite. Memories can do a lot to sustain you, but the invisible stuff of the relationship is lost, even as unresolved issues remain: arguments never settled, kind words never uttered, things left un-said. They become like a splinter beneath the skin-unseen, but painful nevertheless. Until they're exposed, coping with the loss is impossible. — David Dosa

Truth is deadly. Truth is freedom. Truth can break and mend and bind. — Sarah J. Maas

People of color have to do this work as a mater of everyday survival. And so long as they have to, who am I to act as if I have a choice in the matter? Especially when my future and that of my children in large part depends on the eradication of racism? There is no choice. — Tim Wise

I won a noble fame;
But with a sudden frown,
The people snatched my crown,
And, in the mire, trod down
My lofty name. — Theodore Tilton

Maybe that was the secret to happiness, I thought, being free of the responsibility of yourself. — Alexandra Kleeman

Modesty and conscientiousness receive their reward only in novels. In life they are exploited and then shoved aside. — Erich Maria Remarque

Writing is so hard. And then, sometimes, it is so bewilderingly easy. — Patricia Hampl