Lamentese Quotes & Sayings

Gather the flowers, but spare the buds. — Andrew Marvell

My idea of childcare at festivals is to sit at a trestle table with an ale while the kids run around and make up their own games. — Tom Hodgkinson

The true measure of a real man is that he has the ability to admit when he is wrong, apologize, and make amends to those he wronged — Richard Ashworth

The ministry is a weight from which even an angel might shrink — Saint Augustine

The horror that riveted through me, the absolute terror with a taint of nausea, stunned me speechless for three, maybe four seconds. I put the mug down and made a cross with my fingers, screaming, "Death before decaf!" as Garrett poured himself a cup. The fool. — Darynda Jones

The more you know, the more you see — Aldous Huxley

I tell sincere white people, 'Work in conjunction with us- each of us working among our own kind.' Let sincere white individuals find all other white people they can who feel as they do- and let them form their own all-white groups, to work trying to convert other white people who are thinking and acting so racist. Let sincere whites go and teach non-violence to white people!
We will completely respect our white co-workers. They will deserve every credit. We will give them every credit. We will meanwhile be working among our own kind, in our own black communities- showing and teaching black men in ways that only other black men can- that the black man has got to help himself. Working separately, the sincere white people and sincere black people actually will be working together.
In our mutual sincerity we might be able to show a road to the salvation of America's very soul. — Malcolm X

Death is a gift. Without it we wouldn't value life. — John Bachar

Coming back from the dead is not quite the same as coming back to life. — Sarah Winman

Mostly, I wish I were still smart. — Thanhha Lai

Actions are the flowers of thoughts. — Debasish Mridha

Jacquelyn, Luna, Mate. You have many names. Each of them holds a special meaning, but the only thing I want to call you is mine.
Loftis, Quinn (2011-11-18). Blood Rites: Book 2 Grey Wolves Series (The Grey Wolves Series) (p. 233). Kindle Edition. — Quinn Loftis

Stories are important, the monster said. They can be more important than anything. If they carry the truth. — Patrick Ness