Machtig Middelkerke Quotes & Sayings

I am convinced that, except in a few extraordinary cases, one form or another of an unhappy childhood is essential to the formation of exceptional gifts. — Thornton Wilder

Old, like swallowed tears. — Diana Abu-Jaber

When the horror of his grief was new to him, and every object in life, however trifling or however important, seem saturated with his one great sorrow. — Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Serving the reader by working cooperatively with the writer? Sometimes throwing 'the rules' out the window? Clearing the decks of pet peeves, mythical prohibitions and intractability? That is subversive. And welcome. — Craig Lancaster

We should every night call ourselves to an account;
What infirmity have I mastered today?
What passions opposed? What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired? Our vices will abort of themselves if they be brought every day to the shrift. — Seneca.

Who has been unhooking the stars without my permission, and putting them on the table in the guise of candles? — Victor Hugo

The young girl was named Christina, and she was dying. She knew that. Bone cancer. Leukemia. They called it first names like that, but she knew its last name was death. — David Duchovny

The Lord works in mysterious ways, all right. Wish a baby dead, get another one in return as punishment. This is my reckoning. — Amy Lukavics

Jeong. You never say the word, but you live it anyway. I will be honest, I did not expect to find it in a guy such as yourself. It's like we've met each other before. No, not really. We are friends at once, we would instantly do what friends would do for each other. Not just pals. Friends. Blood brothers. You just feel it. We instead of you and me. That's jeong. — Maggie Stiefvater

Just because it is called 'Erotica' does not mean that the writer has to leave passion to be read between the lines. — Irene Clearmont