Hermanus Whale Quotes & Sayings

The compulsion to read and write - and it seems to me it should be, even must be, a compulsion - is a bit of mental wiring the species has selected, over time, in order, as the life span increases, to keep us interested in ourselves. — Lorrie Moore

The most dangerous word in any human tongue is the word for brother. It's inflammatory. — Tennessee Williams

Like life, peace begins with women. We are the first to forge lines of alliance and collaboration across conflict divides. — Zainab Salbi

Jesse must have heard me because she stuck her head out of her bedroom and then rushed over. "Can I help?"
I looked down to see what caused the consternation in her face. It wasn't my nakedness. She'd grown up with werewolves, and shapeshifters can't afford too much modesty. [ ... ]
No, it wasn't my nakedness; it was the blood. I was covered with it.
Appalled, I looked behind me at the carpet that was stained with my blood all the way up the stairs. "Darn it," I said. "That's going to be expensive to clean. — Patricia Briggs

Shell Oil's decision to pull the plug on drilling for oil in the Chukchi Sea is a major victory for the Arctic. — Frances Beinecke

In my daughters I see her every day, her joy, her capacity for wonder. I won't try to describe how deeply I mourn her passing still. I know that she was the kindest, most generous spirit I have ever known, and that what is best in me I owe to her. — Barack Obama

There cannot be a stronger natural right than that of a man's making the best profit he can of the natural produce of his lands. — Benjamin Franklin

He'd learned a lot in the short time he'd been with the Cahills, and one of the biggest lessons was not to hold back. Go for it now, because you never knew what could happen the next day, or even the next minute . - Pony — Natalie Standiford

I'm a product of my time. I'm not a criminal. — Svetlana Alexievich

Some people keep their darkness inside, and some hide their light. You, mon ami, almost certainly have a croissant in there. — Louise Penny

I still think we ought to just hire the town and take it with us. Then we'd have a good barkeep and someone to play the pianer. — Larry McMurtry

I wonder if the ocean smells different on the other side of the world. — J.A. Redmerski