Invisible Man Isolation Quotes & Sayings

When he had ended, the holy hermit was a moment silent, then said: My son, I have attended to thy story and I know the maiden. I have myself seen her, as have many. Know, then, that she is capricious for she imposeth conditions that man cannot fulfill, and delinquency is punished by desertion. She cometh only when unsought, and will not be questioned. One manifestation of curiosity, one sign of doubt, one expression of misgiving, and she is away! — Ambrose Bierce

Useful undertakings which require sustained attention and vigorous precision in order to succeed often end up by being abandoned, for, in America, as elsewhere, the people move forward by sudden impulses and short-lived efforts. — Alexis De Tocqueville

Everyone moans about the collapsing U.S. infrastructure. — James Fallows

He waited for me to take his hand, smiling down at me with the same smile that was so beautiful, I knew this could not possibly end well for me. — Kelley R. Martin

People are so phobic and crazed about this word 'commitment.' It's weird. Everyone has taken this word to a new height of morality. — Chris Noth

As time rolls on, however, we discover that duty is a series of compromises; we contemplate life, regard its end, and submit; but it is a submission which makes the heart bleed. — Victor Hugo

I think I'll stick to what I'm used to, my principles, and that is team Number 1 and individual Number 2. — Yao Ming

At the wedding, women served a dish of cabbage that had been shredded by wooden kraut cutters, mixed with ground pork and onion, wrapped in bread dough, and baked. — Timothy Egan

I'd gone to Wellesley College, an amazing women's college where the students were encouraged to follow our dreams. However, after I graduated and had a historical romance published, more than a few people indicated that, in some way, my career choice was a 'waste' of so much education. — Lisa Kleypas

History is defined by people who don't really understand what they are defining. — Chuck Klosterman

I am not going to think about it. It was ugly, but it's over, and I'm not going to think about it. — Laurie Halse Anderson

Touring is great because I love to travel. — Colin Donnell

A government of fighters won't know how to lead, only create more war. You think bravery is measured in resistance. — Maaza Mengiste

The irrational in the human has something about it altogether repulsive and terrible, as we see in the maniac, the miser, the drunkard or the ape. — George Santayana