Nonabsolute Quotes & Sayings

Severe illness isolates those in close contact with it, because it inevitably narrows the focus of concern. To a certain extent this can lead to healing, but not if the circle of concern is so tight that it cannot be broken into, or out of. — Madeleine L'Engle

She's seen it, pictured it, dreamed of it. She's wanted it so bad. — Chuck Palahniuk

I'd have these weird experiences where I'd just be walking down the street with this chord progression in my head, this happened more than a few times, and I'd walk home and find a fax in my machine and it would match the music in my head. — Duncan Sheik

As free as you allow others to be, such freedom you create for yourself. — Bryant McGill

I never write the storyline ahead of the novel and stick to it like glue. I prefer my writing to be organic. It takes on a life of it's own. — Airam

In the beginning there was Nothing but Nothing is unstable so Something came about. — Exurb1a

Like most hearts, it was complicated, shaded with dark and dappled with light. — Kate DiCamillo

Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. — Thomas Gray

Resentment is the most precious flower of poverty. — Carson McCullers

Wait... Wait... wait... you don't know the whole truth you just know a piece of the truth. — Deyth Banger

Downstairs, entertaining company, Desdemona heard her son's clarinet and, as if orchestrating a harmony, let out a long sigh. For the last forty-five minutes Gus and Georgia Vasilakis and their daughter Gaia had been sitting in the living room. It was Sunday afternoon. On the coffee table a dish of rose jelly reflected light from the sparkling glasses of wine the adults were drinking. Gaia nursed a glass of lukewarm Vernor's ginger ale. An open tin of butter cookies sat on the table. — Jeffrey Eugenides

Apple is the only company in the world that has all of that under one roof. We can invent a complete a solution that works - and take responsibility for it. — Steve Jobs

I welcome the opportunity to uphold our finest Wizarding traditions and values--' Like committing murder and cutting off people's ears, I suppose! Snape, headmaster! Snape in Dumbledore's study--Merlin's pants!" she shrieked, making both Harry and Ron jump. She leapt up from the table and hurtled from the room, shouting as she went, "I'll be back in a minute!"
"'Merlin's pants'?" repeated Ron, looking amused. "She must be upset. — J.K. Rowling

One nonabsolute number is the given time of arrival, which is now known to be one of the most bizarre of mathematical concepts, a number whose existence can only be defined as being anything other than itself. In other words, the given time of arrival is the one moment of time at which it is impossible that any member of the party will arrive. — Douglas Adams