Jirair Sefilyan Quotes & Sayings

Oedipus did not remember the thongs that bound his feet; nevertheless the marks they left testified to that doom toward which his feet were leading him. The man does not remember the hand that struck him, the darkness that frightened him, as a child; nevertheless, the hand and the darkness remain with him, indivisible from himself forever, part of the passion that drives him wherever he thinks to take flight. — James Baldwin

For, "Yes," he had sighed on his dying breath, and all knew that was the ultimate prayer one could offer to life. — Robin Hobb

The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you. — Bette Midler

Between the lights and the ever-present blue ghosts of the Columbian Guard, the fair achieved another milestone: For the first time Chicagoans could stroll at night in perfect safety. This alone began to draw an increased number of visitors, especially young couples locked in the rictus of Victorian courtship and needful of quiet dark places. — Erik Larson

Slander is worse than cannibalism. — John Chrysostom

Love fully, even when it gets hard. Give forgiveness, even when you aren't sure the other guy deserves it. And in every friendship you're in, don't forget to actually be friends. — Adriana Locke

This is what heaven's gonna be like. Not just a white church or a black church, but people. — Mr. Wrestling

I suppose I could have sat back and pitied myself. For a time I wondered if I'd ever be able to go on to a stage and perform again. After a couple of weeks I began to feel I could fight my way back to health if I put my mind to it. I thought to myself: 'Pity never did anybody any good. Go on. Patsy, show 'em what you can do' — Patsy Cline

After all, who isn't a survivor from the wreck of childhood? — Nicole Krauss

I grew up in Ditchling. It was an idyllic village at the foot of the South Downs. In those days, the village was full of artists and sculptors. — Donald Sinden

There is laughter, shrill calls. Everyone is flirting, saying in nudges and jokes and blushing what they would do in private. — Jesmyn Ward

My mom is still yelling at me because she needs more autographed pictures. — Ashton Kutcher

He looked, from behind, like a fleshless stick figure in overlarge black clothing, a caricature poised for stringy movement at the direction of a puppet master. Only — Frank Herbert

Marzipan's a private matter! — Bob Mortimer

Open source can propagate to fill all the nooks and crannies that people want it to fill. — Mitch Kapor