Lapiths Centaurs Quotes & Sayings

There's danger in just shoveling out money to people who say, 'My life is a little harder than it used to be.' At a certain place you've got to say to the people, 'Suck it in and cope, buddy. Suck it in and cope.' — Charlie Munger

Where got she her sullen mouth
And where her swaying form?
Would she live on eggs and apples
When the blood of men is warm?
("The Young Witch") — George Sterling

Given my age, I am pretty near the end, probably, of my career as a writer, a scholar, a teacher. And I wanted to speak of things I will not be able to do. — George Steiner

When differences of view emerge, as they are bound to do from time to time, they should be resolved privately and whenever appropriately, collectively. — Nigel Lawson

My dad used to call me "yeah but" because no matter what the answer was I always wanted to explore why things were what they were and how they might be different. — Arlene Dickinson

But I can think of nothing on earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night, which, for me, was ten to fifteen pounds of candy, a riot of colored wrappers and hopeful fonts,snub-nosed chocolate bars and SweeTARTS, the seductive rattle of Jujyfruits and Good & Plenty and lollipopsticks all akimbo, the foli ends of mini LifeSavers packs twinkling like dimes, and a thick sugary perfume rising up from the pillowcase. — Steve Almond