Matikas Kasingkahulugan Quotes & Sayings

The Sun Dagger appeared on the rock face directly above the Shaman's shadowed head. It dazzled within the shade as the sunlight slipped through a gap in the overhead slabs. The dagger cut slowly down the rock, slicing through the very center of the etched spiral.
"The middle of time," Chaco whispered to himself. — P.J. Parker

I wanted to further my education, so I went on to get a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and came back and served about ten years in the Canadian Navy as what we call a combat systems engineer. — Marc Garneau

The top of el Raton's head lay forgotten in the gutter across the street. — Anson Scott

So much of democracy is built on antagonism. It institutionalizes a certain kind of antagonism. This is not to say that we shouldn't have any democracy, but the fact is that democracy has hardened political identities and made them more violent. — Pankaj Mishra

No one knows the cost of a defective product - don't tell me you do. You know the cost of replacing it, but not the cost of a dissatisfied customer. — W. Edwards Deming

the Icelandic banks are the only financial institutions in the world that have gone bankrupt with an A rating. — Thor Bjorgolfsson

Treaties are often written in paper and ink. War, is carved by stone in blood. — B.H.

His words back then
still press down my throat
with happiness and sorrow. — Mika Yamamori

A people that wants to be free must arm itself with a free press. — George Seldes

[In an interview when asked about becoming a fantasy creature] You know, it might be fun to be Sanguinarius Meyerii (better known as "sparklers"). They have all of the vampire superpowers and almost none of the weaknesses: no burning up in sunlight, no vulnerability to garlic, etc. As for my demise, I have no idea what you're talking about. Once I get this kind of power, I'm planning to live forever. It's the only way I'll catch up on my reading! — Jim C. Hines

It is safest to be moderately base - to be flexible in shame, and to be always ready for what is generous, good, and just, when anything is to be gained by virtue. — Sydney Smith

The Catholic Church is like a thick steak, a glass of red wine, and a good cigar. — G.K. Chesterton

In South Africa, being Chinese meant I wasn't white and I wasn't black. I trained in Baragwanath Hospital, the largest black hospital in South Africa. That was around 1976, the time of the Soweto Uprising, when police fired on children and students who were protesting. I was part of the group of interns who volunteered to treat them. — Patrick Soon-Shiong

The mint and honeysuckle air is chilly on her damp face, awake on the nape of her neck as Witch Baby Wigg skates home. — Francesca Lia Block

Does he give you zings in your things? — Penny Reid