Kralingen Holland Quotes & Sayings

How much more intense is the excitement wrought in the feelings of a crowd by the contemplation of human agony, than that brought about by the most appalling spectacles of inanimate matter. — Edgar Allan Poe

Thing that don't matter when you've lived the same day — Lauren Oliver

What, you stay awake when you exercise? You don't find it, um, boring? — Peter Watts

But mostly they were lies I told; it wasn't my fault, I couldn't remember, because it was as though I'd been to one of those supernatural castles visited by characters in legends: once away, you do not remember, all that is left is the ghostly echo of haunting wonder. — Truman Capote

When facing the apparent denial of my request, God gave me the opportunity to honor him by trusting His Word. — Charles Spurgeon

LOVE is measured in GAUGE TWENTY- specifically, love pressure in the surrounding area. If it drops below four percent, though, you may have trouble-the VW might get sad, slow down, or even stop altogether. If this occurs, you have to immediately find/write a story that somehow convinces him that there is more love, caring or compassion in the area than he thinks there is. I can't tell you how many times this has been a problem for us- how many trips were interrupted because I had to head into the nearest populated town to see if we could find examples of kindness. — Christopher Boucher

In their nomination to office they will not appoint to the exercise of authority as to a pitiful job, but as to a holy function. — Edmund Burke

Joe went all the way home with his mouth wide open, to rinse the rum out with as much air as possible. — Charles Dickens

Musicals are good times. I live to do a musical, there's nothing like it, no experience like that in the movie business. You don't get to pull all those triggers at the same time doing anything else. Nothing pulls that from you. Dancing, acting and singing is like "Alright, I gotta fire on all cylinders right now" because that's what it requires. It's fun getting to exercise all those muscles. — Queen Latifah

The question is whether or not you choose to disturb the world around you, or if you choose to let it go on as if you had never arrived. — Ann Patchett

the big problem with motherhood of girls, it seems to me, is that we're both women. — Elizabeth Noble

It's so far up your street it's got its tongue through your letter-box.

Mum could never quite get the hang of conspiracies. — Adam Mars-Jones