Grapinoiu Quotes & Sayings

Never blindly believe, never blindly follow. — Alex Treacher

Never let anyone define who you are. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Love is not the greatest glue between two people. Sex is. — Tarun J. Tejpal

Highly fed and lowly taught. — William Shakespeare

Sir,' she called out. 'Lord Bradford.'
He turned. His eyes lit up, seeing Azalea.
'Thank you,' said Azalea.
Lord Bradford bowed deeply, removing his hat, which re-rumpled his hair. When he straightened, he was smiling, as crooked as his cravat, and Azalea couldn't help but smile back. — Heather Dixon

[L]et my reader who is puzzled by my awkward explanations close his eyes for no more than two minutes, and see if he does not find himself suddenly not a compact human being at all, but only a consciousness on a sea of sound and touch ... — Shirley Jackson

Who knew, or cared, the names of the Turks who blew the roof off the Parthenon? the mullahs who had ordered the destruction of the Buddhas at Bamiyan? Yet living or dead: their acts stood. It was the worst kind of immortality. Intentionally or no: I had extinguished a light at the heart of the world. — Donna Tartt

The duty of a film director is to focus more on the soul of the spectator. — Ken Loach

I might have simply settled down into an armchair literary life. I really don't know exactly why I didn't. — Edward Carpenter

There's nothing I liked visually of the period I was a child. There was no dream in it, and nothing sparkled. — Christian Louboutin

Face it. "The Man" is a liberal. "The Establishment" is liberal. The system liberals hate is liberalism. — AlfonZo Rachel

It still amazes me how complicit the media are in propagandizing for war. This is true whether it's a Republican or Democratic-leaning entity. Both sides spout the lies delivered by government officials to encourage public support for wars. Whether the president is a Republican or a Democrat, the media will be supportive. It just may be that the owners of the large media entities are closely connected to the military-industrial complex. — Ron Paul

He truly believed that no one could love him, and no matter who you are, that hurts. It made you insecure. It made you want to hide and build fences — Harlan Coben