Kurland Steel Quotes & Sayings

For now she need not think about anybody. She could be herself, by herself. And that was what now she often felt the need of
to think; well, not even to think. To be silent; to be alone. All the being and the doing, expansive, glittering, vocal, evaporated; and one shrunk, with a sense of solemnity, to being oneself, a wedge-shaped core of darkness, something invisible to others. Although she continued to knit, and sat upright, it was thus that she felt herself; and this self having shed its attachments was free for the strangest adventures. When life sank down for a moment, the range of experience seemed limitless. — Virginia Woolf

I never held Negroes to be inherently inferior. The statement in Marriage and Morals refers to environmental conditioning. I have had it withdrawn from subsequent editions because it is clearly ambiguous. — Bertrand Russell

Michelle Obama is going to be an amazing First Lady: She's intelligent, capable and motivated. She just embodies everything that an American woman should represent. — Eva Longoria

Do blowjobs count as bites? Am I going to turn into a werewolf? Maybe I should've asked some more questions before we got to this point. In — K.A. Merikan

Cognitive insight (knowing something) is not like emotional insight (feeling something). It has no psychodynamic effects. It does not affect the narcissist's behavior patterns, or his interpersonal interactions - the products of well entrenched and rigid defense mechanisms. — Sam Vaknin

The years of old age are stalls in the cathedral of life in which for aged men to sit and listen and meditate and be patient till the service is over, and in which they may get themselves ready to say "Amen" at the last, with all their hearts and souls and strength. — William Mountford

So," I demanded, trying to sound confident, "where can we find this trod to New Orleans?"
"The frost giant ruins," Ash replied, looking thoughtful. "Very close to Mab's court." At Puck's glare, he shrugged and offered a tiny, rueful smirk. "She goes to Mardi Gras every year."
I pictured the Queen of the Unseelie Court flashing a couple of drunken partygoers, and giggled uncontrollably. All three shot me a strange look. "Sorry," I gasped, biting my lip. "Still kind of giddy, I guess. — Julie Kagawa

The men in this station survive by virtue of their jellyfish quality. There isn't one who would stand against him. Trying to rally the others to put pressure on "Hallam" would be like asking strands of cooked spaghetti to come to attention. — Isaac Asimov

'No comment' is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again. — Winston Churchill

Hello, Adam Parrish's formerly chapped hands, I'm happy to have you. — Maggie Stiefvater

The Jacques Cousteau shows actually got me very excited about the fact that there's an alien world here on Earth. — James Cameron

Now, bipolar disorder, it goes on a spectrum. There's very severe conditions of it and there are milder ones. I'm lucky enough that it's reasonably mild in my case. — Stephen Fry

Be yourself is all that you can do. — Chris Cornell