Jefferson Bethke Counterfeit Gods Quotes & Sayings

What, did you think," she asked, laughing as he struggled up the bank, "that I, a Gaulish maiden, could not swim?"
"I did not think anything about it," Malchus said; "I saw you pushed in and followed without thinking at all."
Although they imperfectly understood each other's words the meaning was clear; the girl put her hand on his shoulder and looked frankly up in his face.
"I thank you," she said, "just the same as if you had saved my life. You meant to do so, and it was very good of you, a great chief of this army, to hazard your life for a Gaulish maiden. Clotilde will never forget. — G.A. Henty

Why are there five syllables in the word "monosyllabic"? — Steven Wright

Nothing of that which is conducive to help man, collectively or individually, to live not "happily" but less unhappily in this world, ought to be indifferent to the Theosophist-Occultist. It is no concern of his whether his help benefits a man in his worldly or spiritual progress; his first duty is to be ever ready to help if he can, without stopping to philosophize. — H. P. Blavatsky

second trimester, — Cheryl Alkon

I saw on his face a glimpse of his past. The damage, the unhappiness and the pain, and I wondered what kind of skeletons he has been hiding and for how long. It's one of those mutual attraction moments that are unexplainable, but as real as anything you've ever seen. Almost like my soul knows his soul. — Cyma Rizwaan Khan

God's hand can be seen in any occurrence for those who are determined to find it there, but then again, so can the devil's — Karen Maitland

The question is not, who uses faith and who uses reason? Everyone uses both. The question instead should be, who has the most reasonable faith? — J.F. Baldwin

Leaders who have integrity possess one of the most respected virtues in all of life. — David Cottrell

The interesting thing about grief, I think, is that it is its own size. It is not the size of you. It is its own size. And grief comes to you. You know what I mean? I've always liked that phrase "He was visited by grief," because that's really what it is. Grief is its own thing. It's not like it's in me and I'm going to deal with it. It's a thing, and you have to be okay with its presence. If you try to ignore it, it will be like a wolf at your door. — Stephen Colbert

I should mention, by the way, that LVR stands for Luminal Velocity Regulator. I suppose it could also stand for Large Venezeulan Rats, but in this case it does not. — Cuthbert Soup

I spent hours yesterday talking of little but medical symptoms and insane asylums. And you listened as though it were poetry and all but swooned at my feet. It is too bad I don't have any medical treatises about. I'm sure I need read a paragraph or two, and you will become ravenous with lust and begin tearing my clothes off. (Dorian from "The Mad Earl's Bride") — Loretta Chase

I've worked with a lot of people on music and often times those things don't work out. — Joaquin Phoenix

Unless one can think wisely it is better to remain a dummy. — L. Frank Baum

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means. — Carl Von Clausewitz

Any woman has the power to be truly happy, with or without a man. — Linda Alfiori