Kov Ry Zoli Quotes & Sayings

You know they used to use nails," he says. "In the old days. Poor folks still do. Not the best idea, a nail in a coffin." Bowman says nothing, but in his mind, he asks, Coffin? The man nods, smiling. He picks up something now, and shows it to Bowman, for inspection. It is a long brass screw. "That's better," he says. "Better than a nail. Notice anything about it?" Bowman shakes his head. "The screw runs widdershins. Back to front. 'Gainst the clock. All the other screws in the world turn the other way to this one. But coffin screws are different. " Bowman forms a word in his mind. Why? The coffin maker smiles. "To stop them from coming back, of course. — Marcus Sedgwick

Two times two will be four even without my will. Is that what you call man's free will? — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Camel trips, as I suspected all along, and as I was about to have confirmed, do not being or end: they mere change form. — Robyn Davidson

The mind longs for what it has missed. — Petronius

Once burned, twice shy'? — Tina Folsom

Power is every stealing from the many to the few. — Wendell Phillips

Sixties models knew nothing about skin care. — Marie Helvin

The anger of lovers renews the strength of love. — Publilius Syrus

People aren't going to go bankrupt anymore if they have a serious illness, which was a serious issue here in the country before the Affordable Care Act. And, in fact, the expense of expanding health care for those who need the subsidy is picked up by the federal government for most of the early years. — Deval Patrick

I tried to close my ears to the strange worshipful chanting and fix my mind on God, but the Egyptians' idolatry weighed down my weary shoulders and brought tears to my closed eyes. — Kristen Reed

Or perhaps even the world, noses were pushed up against the glass so they looked like a tribe of pig-children. — David Walliams

I like that the art world isn't regulated. — Jerry Saltz

This is 'Southland,' so we don't editorialize. — Michael Cudlitz

I have low self-esteem and I always have. Guys always cheated on me with women who were European-looking. You know, the long-hair type. Really beautiful women that left me thinking, 'How I can I compete with that?' Being a regular black girl wasn't good enough. — Lil' Kim

He wanted to say, Muriel, forgive me, but since my son died, sex has ... turned. (As milk turns; that was how he thought of it. As milk will alter its basic nature and turn sour.) I really don't think of it anymore. I honestly don't. I can't imagine anymore what all that fuss was about. Now it seems pathetic. — Anne Tyler