Jim Shrapshire Quotes & Sayings

Had God,then,peopled the whole universe with our kind?Did he perhaps in very truth make us in his image?It was incredible.To ask such questions proved that I had lost mental balance. — Olaf Stapledon

Have faith in Guru, in his teachings, and in the surety that you can get free. Think day and night that this universe is zero, only God is. Have intense desire to get free. — Swami Vivekananda

I will not work with a slave as an equal nor will I share a servant with him. (Valerius)
Trust me, boy, we're not equal. You're so far beneath me that I would sooner sit in shit than let you wipe my ass. (Zarek) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

God speaks to Man through his destiny. — Kedar Joshi

Have you called the alphas?"
"Yes."
"The rats, too?"
He bristled. "What about the rats?"
"They think you're hiding information from them"
"I hide information from everyone. Do they think they're special? — Ilona Andrews

The managing editor shared Bernstein's fondness for doping things out on the basis of sketchy information. At the same time, he was cautious about what eventually went into print. On more than one occasion, he told Bernstein and Woodward to consider delaying a story or, if necessary, to pull it at the last minute if they had any doubts. 'I don't care if it's a word, a phrase, a sentence, a paragraph, a whole story or an entire series of stories,' he said. 'When in doubt, leave it out.'
Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward — Carl Bernstein

We read poetry because the poets, like ourselves, have been haunted by the inescapable tyranny of time and death; have suffered the pain of loss, and the more wearing, continuous pain of frustration and failure; and have had moods of unlooked-for release and peace. They have known and watched in themselves and others. — Elizabeth Drew

Counting time is not as important as making time count. — Jimmy Walker

Pen-bereavement is a serious matter. — Anne Fadiman

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself, — Michael Grant

The sky doesn't set so much as break apart. The horizon is brick-coloured. The rest of the sky is streaked with shock-red tendrils. — Lauren Oliver