Mer Nsk Kros Quotes & Sayings

They prefer death to peace, others prefer death to war.
Any opinion can be preferred to life, which it seems so natural to love dearly. — Blaise Pascal

They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it. What happens is that you begin to see where your troubles fit into the grand scheme of things, and suddenly they're just not such a big deal anymore. — John Gierach

The tongue is a match that can set the whole body on fire. — Matshona Dhliwayo

You can't have an objective view of the larger picture and go insane - that's what I'll believe. The two are mutually exclusive. — Matt Dymerski

The most important thing, in anything you do, is always trying your hardest, because even if you try your hardest and it's not as good as you'd hoped, you still have that sense of not letting yourself down. — Tom Holland

My short attention span has allowed me a life of diversity in work and place. — Maira Kalman

Why didn't you stay?" she had whispered against the unyielding stone. Why didn't you stay? She pressed the berry against her lips. Why didn't I ask you just one more time to stay? Sajjad stood up quietly and walked over to her. "There is a phrase I have heard in English: to leave someone alone with their grief. Urdu has no equivalent phrase. It only understands the concept of gathering around and becoming 'ghum-khaur' - grief-eaters - who take in the mourner's sorrow. — Kamila Shamsie

Texting is a supremely secretive medium of communication - it's like passing a note - and this means we should be very careful what we use it for. — Lynne Truss

It is worth recalling that Britain, over several centuries, waged a war against homosexuality - in the name of religion, social order, decency, etc. - that certainly equalled, and in its scale probably outstripped, anything that happens in Arab countries today. — Brian Whitaker

It was a bitter cold winter, with long, hard frosts and heavy gales; — Robert Louis Stevenson

Tight end is one of the hardest positions to play in football. It's right up there with quarterback and cornerback. You have to have the skills of a wide receiver and the strength of an offensive lineman, and it's not easy to balance those two. — Tony Gonzalez

To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming. — Greg Clarke

It's true you have to screen out a lot living in the city. I stayed away from New York for a long time after college, and when I was first back, I'd read The Village Voice and feel like I was having a panic attack. — Lynne Tillman