Langella Hurlyburly Quotes & Sayings

Possibly none at all: it's a fallacy to assume that whatever is is that way for a good Darwinian reason. Just because a desire or practice is widespread or universal doesn't necessarily mean it confers an evolutionary edge. — Michael Pollan

All those moments, those memories. Everything that we are, compressed in just two or three kilos of paper - the weight of a human heart. — Joanne Harris

When Sweetu wasn't being reduced to merely existing as a bride, as a piece of meat to be handled and prodded, to have decorative contraptions stuck into her skull, her interests were otherwise unexpressed. She rarely complained, hardly asked for anything, and maybe that's because Indian girls grow up going to weddings and we watch the procedure and we know our roles: be demure, don't complain, cry but don't scream, get tea for anyone older than you, and calmly meet expectations. — Scaachi Koul

He who faces no calamity gains no courage. — Rudyard Kipling

It's too weird to think about - how death seems to rewrite all the rules. People who never talked to each other can suddenly cry together. People who used to be close can hardly bear to be in the same room. — Cat Clarke

Our actions and experiences will direct us. In other words, we will be guided by the inherent emptiness of the things we choose to interact with. — Frederick Lenz

You doubt because you love truth. — George MacDonald