Knapped Quotes & Sayings

In extraordinary circumstances and against the odds, Churchill became Prime Minister instead of Halifax, and that one decision changed the course of history. — Michael Dobbs

Must one first batter their ears, that they may learn to hear with their eyes? Must one clatter like kettledrums and penitential preachers? Or do they only believe the stammerer? — Friedrich Nietzsche

The picture that approaches sculpture nearest Is the best picture. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I wrapped the unyielding woman I loved in my arms & kissed her slowly, hoping that some part of her would sense my absolute devotion. #Ren — Colleen Houck

In all men is evil sleeping; the good man is he who will not awaken it, in himself or in other men. — Mary Renault

Poetry is an ethic. By ethic I mean a secret code of behavior, a discipline constructed and conducted according to the capabilities of a man who rejects the falsifications of the categorical imperative. — Jean Cocteau

I don't worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship. — Louisa May Alcott

You're welcome, by the way, for dragging you back here. I had a couple offers to sell you and almost considered it."
"Intriguing. For how much? "
"A bag of gold, the ability to make thunderstorms go to sleep. Something else. Five goats? "
"Just five goats? I'm worth at least ten. Plus a cow. — Roshani Chokshi

It's very nice to feel. You're nothing. You're just nothing when you're near a volcano. — Katia And Maurice Krafft

We got a new song called 'Ashes in Your Mouth,' and it is NOT about a joint falling apart. — Dave Mustaine

I haven't written anything in four years. I'm sort of dried up. — Thom Gunn