Heraldonline Quotes & Sayings

My role in the government was not to think about narratives and consistency with narratives, but think of the human consequences of rules. — Cass Sunstein

I am thrice homeless, as a native of Bohemia in Austria, as an Austrian among Germans, and as a Jew throughout the world. Everywhere an intruder, never welcomed. — Gustav Mahler

As Ruth only knows one priest (one male priest that is) she's not that surprised to find Father Hennessey waiting for her at one of the long tables, a cappucino in front of him. 'Hallo Ruth, sorry to call in on you like this.'

'That's OK.'

'Are you going to get yourself a drink? This coffee's really very good. It's truly terrible, the stuff they serve at the police station.'

'I know.' Ruth has had her own experience of Nelson's coffee. She wonders if it's a way of torturing suspects until they confess. In contrast, the coffee at the university is excellent. Ruth gets herself an espresso. She thinks that she is going to need the energy. She has a feeling that, like the visit from Nelson all those years ago, this conversation is going to complicate her life. — Elly Griffiths

Precious gems are profoundly buried in the earth and can only be extracted at the expense of great labor. — Anandamayi Ma

What are you gonna help us with? That very tiny used condom? — Booth

We need to risk, we need to dare to risk and fail greatly because that's the only way we grow. — Emilio Estevez