Khabonina Quotes & Sayings

Master Stuart made his letters into paper darts and launched them page by page from the roof of the house-watching them descend and fade into the green ravine below ... Some he saved to trade at school for other artifacts of war sent home by other elder brothers like his own-but only the letters mailed from France were worthy of this exchange. They had to have the smell of fire. — Timothy Findley

I pulled myself together. I could do this. Until then, Hugh was the most famous person I'd ever met. Well, Hugh had just been star-slapped!
Harriet Jones, On Our Own Terms — Adelaide Hipwell

Many people would rather be certain of their worries and fears, than risk the uncertainty of hope and optimism. — Bill Crawford

What is that in his hand?"
"A cleaver. As in-"
"Butcher's knife."
"You got it."
"I hope not."
"He does not look happy."
"Are you sure it's a he?"
"I don't want to know. — Ridley Pearson

When I see a film I've finished, it's like another person made it. Like another mind. — Dario Argento

I don't see myself only as a Somali character. I think of myself as an actor, and if the job fits me and I like the story, I will go for it. — Barkhad Abdi

Anybody looking for a quiet life has picked the wrong century to born in. — Whitaker Chambers

If all humans disappeared today ,the earth would start improving tomorrow.If all the ants disappeared today ,the earth would start dying tomorrow. — David Suzuki

There's no place like a library! — A.J. DeJong

The essence of masculinity is taking responsibility for yourself, then a wife, then children. These are the kinds of things the Bible says qualify a man to be a church leader.[198] Guys who don't do this act irresponsibly, take rather than give, and dump their responsibilities on others by virtue of their childish ways. This is why Jeremiah wrote, "It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young."[199] Men are like trucks: they drive straighter when carrying a load. — Mark Driscoll

I do believe that great love brings with it the terror and possibility of great loss. — Emily Susan Rapp