Kabuurid Quotes & Sayings

I've always been a fan of the 19th century novel, of the novel that is plotted, character-driven, and where the passage of time is almost as central to the novel as a major minor character, the passage of time and its effect on the characters in the story. — John Irving

Nature is stronger than education. — Benjamin Disraeli

Every time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting, it turns into a magical place. I think of gardens I have seen, that I believe I have seen, that I long to see, surrounded by simple walls, columns, arcades or the facades of buildings - sheltered places of great intimacy where I want to stay for a long time. — Peter Zumthor

My theory is that, just like with omitting a final comma in a list when not essential for meaning, publishers are trying to save paper and ink or pixels on-screen. — Bill Walsh

Silence prevails once again . . . and I've decided to eat the crushed glass. Final answer. — Jandy Nelson

I never got to the point when I felt like running away from it all. — Jamie Redknapp

I am fully conscious that a complete presentation of the regions visited is a task beyond my power. All I can strive to do is convey an illusion-my own illusion — Francis Kingdon Ward

Someday I will have revenge. I know in advance to keep this to myself, and everyone will be happier. I do understand that I am expected to forgive N and his girlfriend in a timely fashion, and move on to a life of vegetarian cooking and difficult yoga positions and self-realization, and make this so much easier and more pleasant for all concerned. — Suzanne Finnamore

We've had this conversation before, but humor me. How many people in this room have a soul? A shot at heaven, or whatever there is after this life. — Stephenie Meyer

I tell my students not to be frightened; in the history of Buddhism-for 2,500 years-no one has broken or fractured a leg because of sitting in meditation. — Guo Jun

We take the shortest route to the puck and arrive in ill humor. — Bobby Clarke