Irishshortstories Quotes & Sayings

Whatever distinguishes one lump of flesh from another when we're alive, we're all the same once we're dead. Just used-up shells. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Private charity discourages poverty while public subsidies encourage it. — James Cook

Sweet serenity; the love and magic of two souls forever intertwined — Debbie Nicholson

I have long been aggravated, and it increases, about the way that society values women almost exclusively for their beauty and youth, and when we get older, tries to make us powerless - just when we're at our most knowledgeable, and most capable. It's so rotten. I gnash my teeth. — Maria Dahvana Headley

What's the difference between a Rottweiler and a poodle peeing on your leg? You let the Rottweiler finish. — Frank Carson

Mothers are like dungeons. Some really stink and you'll do anything to avoid them. And some are lush sanctuaries filled with gold, jewels, and butterscotch schnapps-spiked Nestle Nesquik. — Shelly Mazzanoble

So let my hands and my face make their way in this world, let my hungry eyes see, my tongue taste. — Gregory Maguire

Mother's electric blanket broke, & I have 'mended' it, so she may be practising suttee involuntarily before long. — Philip Larkin

Everyone has a subconscious and automatic preference of this over that. Once you're aware of that, you can take steps to change. — Mitch Kapor

Everyone knows what search engines are. But relatively few know how to use them effectively. — Marc Ostrofsky

The distance doesn't matter; it is only the first step that is difficult. — Mari De Vichy-Chamrond Marquise Du Deffand

Why would I seek to break your heart?"
"Because you can be a merciless bastard at times," I answered honestly.
A smile flitted across his lips. "True, but I want you with me. — Jeaniene Frost