Nettling Quotes & Sayings

Walt, at about eleven, had a routine of looking at Seymour's wrists and telling him to take off his sweater. "Take off your sweater, hey, Seymour. Go ahead, hey. It's warm in here." S. would beam back at him, shine back at him. He loved that kind of horseplay from any of the kids. I did, too, but only off and on. He did invariably. He thrived, too, waxed strong, on all tactless or underconsidered remarks directed at him by family minors. In 1959, in fact, when on occasion I hear rather nettling news of the doings of my youngest brother and sister, I think on the quantities of joy they brought S. I remember Franny, at about four, sitting on his lap, facing him, and saying, with immense admiration, "Seymour, your teeth are so nice and yellow!" He literally staggered over to me to ask if I'd heard what she said. — J.D. Salinger

It seems to leave the darkness rather blacker than before. — Arthur Conan Doyle

his tongue had always been a stiletto razor, finely-honed, covered with poisoned rust and with a life of its own. — Elias Anderson

Now the Great Fear's rolled round the world and washes over Newspaper Grey air — Allen Ginsberg

Any system described by a power law [ ... ] has several curious effects. The first is that, by definition, most participants are below average. — Clay Shirky

Others may have more ability than you, they may be larger, faster, quicker, better jumpers ... but no one should be your superior in respect to team spirit, loyalty, enthusiasm, cooperation, determination, industriousness, fight effort, and character. — John Wooden

I think fear is normal, Cade. Just don't let it win. — Lisa Schroeder

The best thing that I can teach you is to be compassionate and kind to all. — Debasish Mridha