Melanchloy Quotes & Sayings

The only thing that makes me put down a book is if the characters are boring, or the situations aren't fraught with the potential for some great change or I don't mind if an author torments his protagonist, but I do expect a decent payoff in the end. — Michael Boatman

Not to just say you need to be a good person - but, better, find the good that you already have in yourself and don't deny that, don't let the world talk you out of the good things because it's not hip or cool. Sooner or later, you have to live with yourself. — Martha Williamson

Forgive me, Majesty. I am a vulgar man! But I assure you, my music is not. — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

I sculpted for four or five years. Mostly for my own amusement, I decided to do a picture book, and that was kind of a turning point. — Chris Van Allsburg

When I grew up, people said, 'You'll never be the man your dad was.' And I said, 'Gee, I hope not.' — Rip Torn

Ah, did we but rightly understand what the demerit of sin is, we would rather admire the bounty of God than complain of the straithandedness of Providence. And if we did but consider that there lies upon God no obligation of justice or gratitud to reward any of our duties, it would cure our murmurs (Gen. 32:10). — John Flavel

It is harder to end a war, than begin one. — Barack Obama

This was the elasticity and permanence of parental love; everything vile about your children was to some degree something vile about yourself, and disowning your child for their failings could only compound your own. — Jennifer DuBois

The justification I hear more often than any other for leaving the Bible behind is that "everyone knows" it is antiquated and full of scientific nonsense, if not blatant errors and contradictions. Amazingly, when I ask people to cite examples, many cannot bring to mind even one. Apparently, they base their opinion on hearsay and repeat a widespread misconception. Among those who do answer my question, one Bible portion draws more vigorous attack than all others combined: the first few chapters of Genesis. This attack opens a wonderful door of opportunity for me - and for every believer who knows something about the scientific discoveries of the past few decades. Instead of offering an excuse for disbelief and rejection, these chapters present some of the most persuasive evidences ever assembled for the supernatural authorship, accuracy, and authority of the Bible. — Hugh Ross

Expectations are the engine of our perceptions. — Seth Godin

I had a great teacher in India who said to me, 'If you think you're spiritual and evolved and enlightened, go home for Christmas.' — Elizabeth Gilbert

Love is not always blind and there are few things that cause greater wretchedness than to love with all your heart someone who you know is unworthy of love. — W. Somerset Maugham

T was in a blue mood , his open reflections on the isloation of his life floating like Jazz notes under a pink moon — Saira Viola

He might as well have been talking English, for all Mae understood him. — Geoff Ryman

I have always felt that my career was not going to be a straight shot up, but more of a kind of rolling wave, so that I could raise my children. So I got pregnant when I was the head of production at a studio, and I became chairperson at a bigger studio when I was pregnant with my second daughter. You just do it! — Stacey Snider

Peaches found herself wondering if Mary, a tiny brunette with an unprepossessing manner and less than 'stellar' work ethics, had to play Where's Waldo to find Steve's dick beneath his gigantic waistline. — A.T. Hicks