Merking Quotes & Sayings

Sometimes a stupid man is only a couple of good guesses away from looking clever. — Philip Kerr

I think that perhaps there are no such defining moments at all. Beginnings and ends are fluid, long chains of events where some links seem so insignificant and others so very momentous, while in fact all have the same weight. What may appear as a single dramatic moment is just a link between what was before and what comes after. — Linda Olsson

I prefer for things to happen serendipitously, but honestly, I also love terrible pickup lines. — Angela Sarafyan

The coldest peace is better than the warmest war. — Hillary Rodham Clinton

Depressed people cannot lead a revolution because depressed people can barely manage to get out of bed and put on their shoes and socks. — Andrew Solomon

There are two distinct sorts of what we call bashfulness; this, the awkwardness of a booby, which a few steps into the world will convert into the pertness of a coxcomb; that, a consciousness, which the most delicate feelings produce, and the most extensive knowledge cannot always remove. — Henry MacKenzie

It may well be that our means are fairly limited and our possibilities restricted when it comes to applying pressure on our government But is this a reason to do nothing? Despair is nor an answer Neither is resignation Resignation only leads to indifference, which is not merely a sin but a punishment. — Elie Wiesel

Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis. — Brendan Behan

In the dark you find yourself, all bones and exhaustion and helplessness. In the dark you find your basest self. In the dark you find the bottom of watery trenches the rest of the world only sees the surface of. — Jenny Lawson

At the ripe old age of seventeen, Donna had decided that "happily ever after" didn't exist for freaks like her. — Karen Mahoney

And what about the lovers who spend hours staring into each other's eyes? Is it a display of trust? I will let you in close and trust you not to hurt me while I'm in this vulnerable position. And if trust is one of the foundations of love, perhaps the staring is a way to build or reinforce it. Or maybe it's simpler than that.
A simple search for connection.
To see.
To be seen. — Nicola Yoon

All of this took about a minute, but time stretches out when you're witnessing an abomination. — Jeremy Robert Johnson