Mercurius Platform Quotes & Sayings

There's no way that you can live an adequate life without making many mistakes. — Charlie Munger

When she bought the cats her mother asked her straight out if they were 'baby substitutes'. 'No,' Ruth had answered, straight-faced. 'They're kittens. If I had a baby it would be a cat substitute. — Elly Griffiths

He can't face you on an adult level, so he comes along and fucks up your truck. Classic payback method for the tiny-dick type. — Nora Roberts

Purpose and passion - purpose is what will guide you to your best self and the passion will keep you there. — Nikki Rowe

Perhaps it is the setting; rules tend to reduce their grip when you cross borders. — Rita Golden Gelman

Simulant - something that doesn't exist but pretends to.
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Dissimulant - an object that exists but pretends not to. — Stanislaw Lem

It didn't seem right that Sinead could be so careless with other people's lives but still lover her brothers so much. Did loving them make her less of a villain, or did loving them and still being a traitor make her more of one? — C. Alexander London

I'd thought about this for a long time. "That bank loses that much money in bad loans every
month. They make that much money in interest every day. They're a big bank. The money I
took was small change to them. No depositor was hurt."
She shook her head. "I still can't approve of it. I don't think it's right."
I felt my face go remote, still. I crossed my arms and felt cold.
She spread her hands. "It doesn't change the fact that I still love you. I've missed you terribly.
I've missed your phone calls, and I've missed your body in bed next to me. I don't know what
to do about this. My loving you goes way beyond my disapproval of your theft."
I uncrossed my arms and reached across the table for her. She leaned forward and we kissed
until the candle burned a hole in my shirt. Then we laughed and I held an ice cube to the
burn and the food came and everything was all right. — Steven Gould