Maneiro Quotes & Sayings

The Legend of the Dragon Fairytales cleanse and sanitise what were once true stories. In fairytales, knights are chivalrous, clean-shaven and wear shining armour - when in truth they were swarthy, filthy rapists and thugs. Castles are bright and gay when in truth they were grim fortresses. If dragons were real, then in all likelihood they were not graceful, high-chested, noble creatures; rather they would have been dirty, ugly, reptilian and mean. From: The Power of Myth by Craig Ferguson (Momentum, Sydney, 2013) — Matthew Reilly

Beware the toast that has no ears — Edward Monkton

In the 20 long, hungry years between my late teens and late 30s I bought in to virtually every new diet and/or exercise regime that hoved into view, particularly at this most vulnerable time for those of us prone to poor body image - a new year. — Arabella Weir

I even believe if you're killing a team, you shouldn't stop. You should respect your opponents enough to play 100 percent the whole time. And by the same token, if you're getting killed by the other team, you should never quit. — Sue Wicks

Not only are you what you eat, but you also can be what's eating you. Don't become your problems or let them overtake you. — Anthony Liccione

Perhaps none of us assumes romantic love to be a birthright. Yet the confidence it will come surely admits of degrees. Growing up, I assumed I was the word that rhymed with none other-- like "silver" or "orange," glistering bright, but sonnet foiling, and always solitary traveling. Somewhere love happened, plausible as a catch of distant conversation. But not in the self's way. — Kenji Yoshino

Kyle looked at the car floor. Livia, if you've ever loved me, even a little, you'll take me away from here. Please, I'm begging you. — Debra Anastasia

I've taken people and fired them over a period of a year. I've fired them over a period of a month. I've fired them over a period of a day or a week, nice and easy, slow. The one thing that a firing always has in common is the next day they wake up and they hate Donald Trump, no matter how nice you are. — Donald Trump

singular, familiar state of cognizance. — John Riha

The real in me longs for peace.
The unreal in me longs for power. — Sri Chinmoy

What keeps me up at night? Anxiety. Anxiety, the inability to go to sleep, it's quite literally that. — Paul Auster

She freed me from my misanthropy, silence and inhibitions. From my compulsion to only make the right moves. — Nina George

I've always had stamina. It's a genetic thing. Don't forget, I'm from the era where we played outside, so there was no issue with weight because we were out running around the fields and playing hide and seek. — Tracie Bennett