Marcelite J Harris Quotes & Sayings

If only we could touch the things of this world at their center, if we could only hear tiny leaves of birch struggling toward April, then we would know. — Sam Hamill

We're given a code to live our lives by. We don't always follow it, but it's still there. — Gary Oldman

When I consider the multitude of associated forces which are diffused through nature - when I think of that calm balancing of their energies which enables those most powerful in themselves, most destructive to the world's creatures and economy, to dwell associated together and be made subservient to the wants of creation, I rise from the contemplation more than ever impressed with the wisdom, the beneficence, and grandeur, beyond our language to express, of the Great Disposer of us all. — Michael Faraday

Trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay. — Oliver Goldsmith

When "history" loses its "story," it becomes only an empty greeting in one voice. — Kay Moore

Well now you're contradicting yourself. With balance there cannot be chaos. With randomness there can be no punishment. You're pleading for punishment in hopes that you'll see your God. Without punishment there is no God. If there is balance then there is your Lord. If balance then afterlife. — Dave Eggers

Something terrible happened and people began to shake. It was the reminder that frightened them; the reminder of just how close to the edge we are in life, always, at every moment. — Alexander McCall Smith

I was not going to wait any longer for my life to start. I was going to start my life on my own. — Beatriz Williams

Lesbians, homosexuals, masochism, sadism are not perversions. Actually, there are only two perversions: hockey on grass and ballet on ice. — Faina Ranevskaya