Insolitary Quotes & Sayings

Light by its very nature is endless. Therefore you can never say you've had the ultimate experience in light - it goes on forever. — Frederick Lenz

See, I did finally practice that adoring look you demanded, and I'm now going to suggest you try your hand at looking adoringly back at me," she muttered out of the side of her mouth even as she kept her smile firmly in place. "The guests will get suspicious if I'm the only one doing the whole adoring business."
His lips curved into a returning smile. She was so beautiful and so different from anyone he'd ever known that he decided there and then that, although this was to be the last night they were together, he was going to make the most out of it. — Jen Turano

Anyone who thinks that all fruits ripen at the same time as strawberries, knows nothing of grapes. — Paracelsus

People did terrible things to each other- and half the time they did it by accident. — Josh Lanyon

Names are masks, they get in the way. — Matthew Woodring Stover

My goals have changed throughout my life. At one time it was winning awards, selling out concert dates, selling more albums than anyone else. Now, my goals are to see my grandchildren grown, live a long and healthy life with my family and friends and travel the world. — Reba McEntire

Experiences are the chemicals of life with which the philosopher experiments — Manly P. Hall

How sociable the garden was.
We ate and talked in given light.
The children put their toys to grass
All the warm wakeful August night. — Thom Gunn

When asked why he wrote the book, Freed said:
In the 1980s, I joined the small group of anthropologists who were writing about the history of their subject. I believed that I could add some balance to American anthropological history, and that the best place to start was with museums -
where the story began. The more I delved into the archives, the more I was fascinated. I was hooked. — Stanley A. Freed

We know that Diana Vishneva is a phenomenon of strength and style, and she certainly has earned the right to stretch her talents as best she can. — Robert Gottlieb

The lesson: If the optimist says the glass is half full, and the pessimist says the glass is half empty, the physicist ducks. — Randall Munroe

I find I clash sometimes with people who like to plan things and book you in for lunch. I'd rather someone call me up, say: 'Are you free tonight and d'you wanna go to the roller-disco? Or play pool?' — Rosamund Pike

Knitting is formed by a series of loops pulled through loops to the end of time or to 'desired length'. By picking up loops and working in the opposite direction you are really picking up the concavities between the loops, and it is sheer unexpected witchcraft that stocking stitch and garter stitch will permit such an anomaly. Be grateful for this and don't expect anymore. — Elizabeth Zimmermann

I think we are all children even if we have old bodies and we should make a republic that runs on the wonder of children whether we are old or young children. — Brian Doyle