Kuniaki Kuroki Quotes & Sayings

Chess is not relaxing; it's stressful even if you win. — Jennifer Shahade

She suspected Oliver only wanted some token acknowledgment that despite her moving on, their exchange had not been completely superficial. She found even the most cavalier sorts still hated to let things pass completely unspoken. Everyone wanted to put a meaning to things. — Toby Barlow

I never had a doubt that I would make it to the NBA, even when I wasn't playing. — Amar'e Stoudemire

Nothing is made in vain, but the fly came near it. — Mark Twain

One night she'd stayed up until dawn reading a particularly long novel, and she had been allowed to skip her chores and sleep away most of the next day. — Erika Johansen

I want to explore what it means to be human, but not just the most extreme elements of humanity. The quiet moments. The times when the world isn't exploding, but we're still trying to determine who we are and how can we make this thing called life work. And I want to do it while writing about space squids and moon-eating monster gods. — A. Lee Martinez

[On her thinness:] It's not what you'd call a figure, is it? — Twiggy

A human being may not choose her circumstances, but she does choose her actions — Fredrik Backman

I loved you when you wanted to leave,
and I loved you when you left. — Hayley Stumbo

That was the deal basically: catatonia without; frenzy within — Jeffrey Eugenides

Catholicism is the big house of Christianity. It's got many, many rooms in it. And I've always been attracted to the rooms which are to do with prayer. The mystical strain is the strain whereby the whole day can be given over to prayer through what we call lectio divina, prayerful reading of Scripture, through practice of meditation of when one uses the imagination and the intellect with respect to images, and then finally, and most difficult of all, contemplation, where one empties the mind of all images and all ideas, all concepts, in order to be completely attentive to God. — Kevin Hart

- Lilith. Named you meself. Did you know Adam had a first wife before Eve? Called her Lilith, but the bitch was too headstrong so got rid of her, he did. Headstrong, another word for uppity. — Marlon James

I know we planned to walk down to Schubert's for burgers, but can we go upstairs first?' She raised her eyebrows. 'What for?' 'Because I need to be inside you. Like ... now. — Lacey Alexander