Irate Def Quotes & Sayings

A few shots of anti-traumatic serum might have saved him, but he was an unlisted and unwanted passenger. When that terrific surge came, he simply gasped, saw a demented whirling of bright lights against a bloody background, and fell limply against the bulkhead. — Malcom Jameson

Winning is irrelevant when you're 11 or 12 years old. It really is it. At youth tournaments, I look at the technical ability of the players. Whether the team wins or loses - I don't care. — Brad Friedel

Does he expect the flood to just move out of his way if he asks nicely? — Tanya Huff

Perhaps all grown-ups were just children carefully putting on their grown-up disguises each day and then acting accordingly. — Liane Moriarty

I'm not a vegetarian, and I like filet minion which is sort of a guilty pleasure because I have vegetarian leanings. I eat that once in a while, but generally speaking I like to eat vegetarian things. I really like pasta. I really like bread with olive oil and garlic and I like salads. — Jesse Michaels

Lost in the forest, I broke off a dark twig
and lifted its whisper to my thirsty lips:
maybe it was the voice of the rain crying,
a cracked bell, or a torn heart.
Something from far off: it seemed
deep and secret to me, hidden by the earth,
a shout muffled by huge autumns,
by the moist half-open darkness of the leaves.
Wakening from the dreaming forest there, the hazel-sprig
sang under my tongue, its drifting fragrance
climbed up through my conscious mind
as if suddenly the roots I had left behind
cried out to me, the land I had lost with my childhood - -
and I stopped, wounded by the wandering scent. — Pablo Neruda

he willingness to work-hard and indomitable willpower are vital for any accomplishment. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I step back,
hating pity,
having learned
from Mother that
the pity giver
feels better,
never the pity receiver. — Thanhha Lai

I'm open to getting more equipment, but I really won't have time to look into that until after the tour. — Daisy Berkowitz