Mr Forkle Quotes & Sayings

The right road is rarely the easy road. And no war is ever fought without casualties."
"Is that what this is?" Sophie asked. "A war?"
"Unfortunately, yes. A quiet war to stop a louder one from raging. You may hate me for asking this of him, but this is the cold reality we all face. We cannot control the actions of others, nor stop them from disappointing us. We can only use the anger and pain to fuel us. To help us rise above. — Shannon Messenger

Victim-stancing - whereby the offender claims and believes that s/he is the real victim (one of the most prevalent sophistries in the false memory controversies) — Harvey L. Schwartz

Reason's last step is the recognition that there are an infinite number of things which are beyond it. — Blaise Pascal

Take care of my moonlark. — Shannon Messenger

When I started, it was all meter maids or the sassy nurse, or the sassy receptionist in the hospital. And I felt like: Are those the only jobs that large, black women have? — Retta

A certain man who was learning archery faced the target with two arrows in his hand. But his instructor said, ' A beginner ought never to have a second arrow; for as long as he relies upon the other, he will be careless with his first one. At each shot he ought to think that he is bound to settle it with this particular shaft at any cost.' Doubtless he would not intentionally act foolishly before his instructor with one arrow, when he has but a couple. But, though he may not himself realize that he is being careless, his teacher knows it.
You should bear this advice in mind on every occasion. (In the same way) he who follows the path of learning thinks confidently in the evening that the morning is coming, and in the morning that the evening is coming, and that he will then have plenty of time to study more carefully ; less likely still is he to recognize the waste of a single moment. How hard indeed is it to do a thing at once-now, the instant that you think of it ! — Yoshida Kenko

Be out of the mainstream. I'm out of the mainstream. I enjoy it, who wants to be in the mainstream? — Bill Maher

But we're just kids she thought For the moment yes But we are talking about the future You really think we'll still need a Black Swan that many years from now Yes I believe we will always need a Black Swan The world has gotten too complicated to leave any one group solely in charge There needs to be a system of checks and balances We do hope to someday work hand in hand with the Council But even if that never happens we should be there to keep them honest — Shannon Messenger

Mr. Forkle sighed. 'Is this how it's going to be? Constant questions?'
'Pretty much,' Sophie agreed. — Shannon Messenger

I don't have to go very far to see the power of beauty. Being desired, feeling desired is a very seductive aspect of our being. — Nicolas Winding Refn

It's all a rather dark shade of gray. But that's a color all of us are familiar with, aren't we? — Shannon Messenger

As parents, we're human beings, too, but sometimes we're not as understanding as we'd like to be. — Gregory Hines

Dare we ask what made you willing to suffer the furry disgrace? — Shannon Messenger

We are dust and shadows — Cassadra Clare