Monceau Living Quotes & Sayings

O my offense is rank, it smells to heaven. — Claudius

But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance. — Antonio Tabucchi

I love the idea of bringing order out of disorder which is what the mystery is about. I like the way in which it affirms the sanity of human life and exorcises irrational guilts. — P.D. James

The biggest religious wars and persecutions in history occur when religions, each claiming their own absolute truths, come into conflict. — Susan Jacoby

Adriana loved even the rank animal smell of the man's body, her sweat-slicked breasts and belly flattened beneath him, and her arms and legs clutching him as a drowning woman might clutch another person to save her life. Don't don't don't don't leave me. DON'T LEAVE ME. As in animal copulation the frenzy is to be locked together not out of sentiment or choice but physical compulsion. As if bolts of electric current ran through both their bodies and would only release them from each other when it ceased. — Joyce Carol Oates

When I was 12, I went to boarding school, where I discovered the computer, which meant I no longer had to write something down and get someone to play it, I could just type it into the computer and hear it back. — Imogen Heap

All hail, Queen Shit-of-Liesville! — Gareth Reynolds

THAT WASN'T A SPEED BUMP!!! — Laurel Johnson

Just because you have beautiful eyes doesn't mean you're deep: a love story. When — Melissa Broder

Hey," says Hayden, "I'm Switzerland; neutral as can be, and also with great chocolate."
"Get lost," Roland tells him.
"Already am." And Hayden strolls away. — Neal Shusterman

When he was a young man he prayed constantly for chastity; but years later he realized that while his lips had been saying 'Oh Lord, make me chaste,' his heart had been secretly adding, 'But please don't do it just yet. — C.S. Lewis

Counter Girl (in candy shop): You two are cute. Seriously. How long have you been going out?
Sam: Six years. — Maggie Stiefvater

If you want to live on the edge of life, you need to be flexible. — Kim Novak

I did not know my soul until I saw it's reflection in your eyes. — Anne Fortier

If you build your own chair, there is a lot of things that happen. You could probably buy a nice chair for less money than a chair that you built yourself, and it might even look better, but if you build that chair, you're going to take care of it and maintain it because it's your chair. If it breaks, you know how to fix it. — Mark Frauenfelder