Jalaiah Harmons Quotes & Sayings

The direst foe of courage is the fear itself, not the object of it; and the man who can overcome his own terror is a hero and more. — George MacDonald

No man is charming all of the time. Even Cary Grant is on record saying he wished he could be Cary Grant. — Rita Rudner

The menu should be part of the entertainment, part of the dining experience. It's kind of like reading the 'Playbill' when you go to the theater. It should be an alluring and interactive document. Does it have burn marks on it from the candle? If you ever get a greasy menu with food stains on it, it's time to run like hell. — Joe Bastianich

Hattifatteners," Hodgkins said. "Electrical sailing."
"Hattifatteners," I whispered excitedly. "Traveling and traveling and never getting there ... "
"Thunderstorms charge them," Hodgkins said. "Sting like nettles."
"And they live a wicked life," the Joxter informed.
"A wicked life?" I repeated with interest. "How?"
"I don't quite know," said the Joxter. "Trampling down people's gardens and drinking beer, and so on, I suppose."
We sat there for a long time looking after the Hattifatteners sailing out toward the horizon. I felt a strange desire to join them on their voyage and share their wicked life. But I didn't say it. — Tove Jansson

I write stories about conspiracies and paranoid characters while I am, in fact, a very skeptical person. — Umberto Eco

I trow that countenance cannot lie,Whose thoughts are legible in the eie. — Edmund Spenser

. . . people are only loaned to those who love them; they cannot be held, but can disappear in a moment without reason, without justice, without hope. — Suzanne Massie

We live today in cities and suburbs whose form and character we did not choose. They were imposed upon us, by federal policy, local zoning laws, and the demands of the automobile. — Andres Duany

There were many paths that led up into those mountains, and many passes over them. But most of the paths were cheats and deceptions and led nowhere or to bad ends; and most of the passes were infested by evil things and dreadful dangers. — J.R.R. Tolkien