Gullivers Travels Glum Quotes & Sayings

You have certainly observed the curious fact that a given word which is perfectly clear when you hear it or use it in everyday language, and which does not give rise to any difficulty when it is engaged in the rapid movement of an ordinary sentence becomes magically embarrassing, introduces a strange resistance, frustrates any effort at definition as soon as you take it out of circulation to examine it separately and look for its meaning after taking away its instantaneous function. — Paul Valery

We could think or feel as we wished toward the characters, or as the poet, discounting history, invited us to; we were the poet's guest, his world was his own kingdom, reached, as one of the poems told us, through the 'Ring of Words' ... — Janet Frame

Democrats fought to get health insurance for more Americans. Democrats fought for a strong consumer agency so big banks can't cheat people. We fought, we won, and we improved the lives of millions of people - thank you, President Obama! — Elizabeth Warren

A lot of interviewers are looking for the dark side. They want to know about the depths of your despair and fear. — Clare Balding

Alcoholism isn't a disease. It's a failure of self-image. — Terence McKenna

The fruit tasted foreign but indigenous, like sunlight a tree had changed through patience. — Pat Conroy

A liberated Internet will continue to be a reality in your life (and in the lives of your children) if rules like Net Neutrality are in place. — Justine Bateman