Nasikh Mansukh Quotes & Sayings

Stuart stands and says, 'Come here,' and he's on my side of the room in one stride and he claps my hands to his hips and kisses my mouth like I am the drink he's been dying for all day and I've heard girls say it's like melting, that feeling. But I think it's like rising, growing even taller and seeing sights over a hedge, colors you've never seen before. — Kathryn Stockett

For those who praise God and say "God is good," or, 'I'm so blessed," when you get what YOU want, try praising Him and saying, "God is good," and "I'm so blessed," when you're suffering. To do the first is effortless. The masses do it, that's how easy it is. To do the latter requires something greater: strength, faith and gratitude - no matter the ouch involved. — Donna Lynn Hope

Islamic scholars developed a doctrine known as "abrogation" (an-Nasikh wa'l Mansukh), whereby Allah issues new revelations that supersede old ones. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali

I read many things. I read to fill in my knowledge of the world. — V.S. Naipaul

The loss of a possession frees us from it. — Marty Rubin

The idiot that had designed the self-checkout lane was an idiot. — Benjamin Wallace

Openness and truth between partners were necessary if the marriage was to have a chance of bringing them any sort of happiness. — Mary Balogh

Most guys in high school wore clothes seen only by their classmates. I wore clothes seen by the world. — Justin Timberlake

Advertisers, not governments, are the primary censors of media content in the United States today. — C. Edwin Baker

I heard Sidney Bechet play a Duke Ellington piece and fell in love with the soprano saxophone. — Steve Lacy