Mckibbins Index Quotes & Sayings

Human existence is so fragile a thing and exposed to such dangers that I cannot love without trembling. — Simone Weil

When I was 24, I was full of life. I was that ham who wanted to be famous, a movie star, all that stuff. I think it's cool. But it was not what I was searching for, really. It was more a delusion. — Jean-Claude Van Damme

I'm rarely at a loss for words outside the library. But within its walls I'm required to form sentences that no logical person should ever have to utter, for instance, You can't sleep on the floor at the library under your blanket. — Josh Hanagarne

Lessons in magic from a mysterious boy who belonged to a hidden Ferisher court called the Wild - I couldn't think of anything that would horrify my parents more. Therefore, the proposition became exponentially more enticing. — Ann Aguirre

When I lose, I take it very personally. — Jennie Finch

It's funny. Of all the jobs I've been ambitious for, this is one that never crossed my mind. — Edmund S. Muskie

... those who have their mouths open all the time generally have their ears shut. — Alan Dean Foster

That's what my life is, writing songs. — John Cale

The first step ... shall be to lose the way. — Galway Kinnell

All the help that comes to us is form the Holy Spirit, whether it comes in a dream or through the help of a friend or doctor. The trick is the discrimination you need: to tell what's good for you and what's not good for you. This comes by listening to your heart. — Harold Klemp

What was more, they had taken the first step toward genuine friendship. They had exchanged vulnerabilities. — Arthur C. Clarke

Women speak because they wish to speak, whereas a man speaks only when driven to speak by something outside himself-like, for instance, he can't find any clean socks. — Jean Kerr