Horacke Quotes & Sayings

I own a crevice stuffed with moss
and a couch of lemming fur;
I sit and listen to the music
of water dripping on a distant stone.
Or I sing to myself
of stealth and loneliness
No one comes to see me
but I hear outside
the scratching of claws,
the warm, inquisitive breath ...
(from 'The Hermitage') — John Meade Haines

Over the span of man's history, although a phenomenal amount of education, persuasion, indoctrination and incantation have been devoted to the effort, ordinary people have never been quite persuaded that toil is as agreeable as its alternatives. Thus to take increased well-being partly in the form of more goods and partly in the form of more leisure is unquestionably rational. — John Kenneth Galbraith

To inspire others
Is to be immediately rich
In the inner world. — Sri Chinmoy

Put no obstacle in her path and this will surely die a natural death; obstruct her, and it will give the situation an importance to worth fighting for. — Alexandra Adornetto

In the vast majority of drug experiments, it is not uncommon for none or one or two of hundreds of patients to benefit from the drug. — Ted Gup

His smile was sexual. Devious and tempting.

Not tonight, Satan. — V. Theia

Sorrow is tranquility remembered in emotion. — Dorothy Parker

I'm going to guess that you hate coconut, so I should probably answer that I make killer margaritas." She laughed again. "I knew you were smart. — Denise Grover Swank

Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better. — Hermann Hesse

I am rather tired, and no longer young enough to pillage the night to make up for the deficit of hours in the day ... JRR Tolkien, Letter # 174 — J.R.R. Tolkien

Generosity brings you respect from people and those who are miser get hatred from people. — Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury

Just as you can't rehearse your way to success, you can't design your way there either. — Dale Ludwig