Meyer Earp Quotes & Sayings

The gift of language is the single human trait that marks us all genetically, setting us apart from the rest of life. — Lewis Thomas

I learned that day that no matter how demanding a person's tone, no matter how many times she asks something, she might not actually want an answer. I — Alexandra Oliva

A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married. — H.L. Mencken

The moment the frightened people understand the sweet dailiness of their lives - the swallow of morning orange juice, the tilting curve taken on a bicycle - is already gone. — Emma Cline

The evolutionary facts about the emergence of man, e.g., the sudden appearance of Homo sapiens sapiens (Cro-Magnon man) no more than 35 thousand years ago, are as spectacular as the account in Genesis and allow hardly less room for theology. — Walker Percy

I stood within the city disinterred;
And heard the autumnal leaves like light footfalls
Of spirits passng through the streets;
and heard the Mountain's slumberous voice at intervals
Thrill through those roofless halls;
The oracular thunder penetrating shook
The listening soul in my suspended blood. — Percy Bysshe Shelley

She drove too fast, and she braked too late, but the thing about Isabel was that she always managed to pull herself up before she went over the edge. — Maggie Stiefvater

I like joy; I want to be joyous. I want to smile and I want to make people laugh. And that's all I want. I like being happy. I want to make others happy. — Doris Day

Don't even leap to actions and decisions before you've found that sense of natural calm, well-being, or enthusiasm. — Frederick Dodson