John Christian Bernhardt Quotes & Sayings

Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother. — W. Somerset Maugham

The last thing we want is to remain as we are. — Steven Pressfield

*marissa tries to get her single, working mother's attention by suggesting something outrageous, to which mom replies:*

'You're a smart girl. Use your head and avoid any guy who reminds you of your father. — Camille Pagan

You make me want to be a better man. — Jack Nicholson

Look at the most religious areas of the world at present - the Middle East and the United States. These are sick societies, and they're going to get sicker. People are never more dangerous than when they have nothing left to believe in except God. — J.G. Ballard

Even the disappointing diffusion of a sheer curtain can suggest the most colorful bouquet of unspeakable secrets. — Chris Ware

Still. No resolution ever. None. Nothing decided, nothing finished. The Dipper wheels back into place. Just one turn. One turn of the wheel and we are different, never the same. Not ever. Not even those stars. Even they, they decay, collapse, coalesce, break apart. Close my eyes. — Peter Heller

The most reasonable man always manages, when he pulls the trigger, to become a dispenser of justice. — Jean Genet

TV news is like kryptonite to children. The two major shifts in taste for children to adulthood are news and mustard. Kids hate news and mustard. Well, mustard even has the word 'turd' in it. Maybe I should threaten my kids that if they don't go to bed, I will force them to watch an hour-long newscast about mustard. — Jim Gaffigan