Misericorde Quotes & Sayings

Man is an evasive beast, given to cultivating strange notions about himself. He is humiliated by his simian ancestry, and tries to deny his animal nature, to persuade himself that he is not limited by its weaknesses nor concerned in its fate. And this impulse may be harmless, when it is genuine. But what are we to say when we see the formulas of heroic self-deception made use of by unheroic self-indulgence? — Upton Sinclair

When you get older you think of sadness in a different way. You don't judge it so harshly. — Lori Lansens

If men could be contented to be what they are, there were no fear in marriage. — William Shakespeare

You have my advice. Carry it with you. It won't slow you down. — Mark Lawrence

MISERICORDE, n. A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that he was mortal. — Ambrose Bierce

When it comes to love, there are a million theories to explain it. But when it comes to love stories, things are simpler. A love story can never be about full posession. The happy marriage, the requited love, the desire that never dims
these are lucky eventualities but they aren't love stories. Love stories depend on disappointment, on unequal births and feuding families, on matrimonial boredom and at least one cold heart. Love stories, nearly without exception, give love a bad name. — Jeffrey Eugenides

Madmen and fools see everything through the medium of humor. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Wealthy people have not disappeared, they are just not so willing to show off their wealth. — Martin Parr

As the story unfolded, the cast of characters changed to match it. — Warren Spector

Dear Teddy, you are without a doubt the best boyfriend in the world. You're kind. You're generous. You threaten to maim people for me. -- Billy — Allan Heinberg