Oatman Quotes & Sayings

And there's this talk that we're asking soldiers to make the greatest sacrifice, but the reality is that civilians bear the burden of war more than the combatants. You're much more likely to get accidentally blown up or killed by a death squad than you are to die in a firefight. — Michael Hastings

It all, maybe, most likely, indeed, might turn out for the best. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Everyone cries sometimes, Tory. There are some pains that run too deep for even the strongest to take without breaking. I don't think any less of you for it. (Acheron) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

There may often be excuse for doing things poorly in this world, but there is never any excuse for calling a poorly done thing, well done. — W.E.B. Du Bois

I think the most interesting parts of human experience might be the sparks that come from that sort of chipping flint of cultures rubbing against each other. — Barbara Kingsolver

It is human nature to try hardest to accomplish the very thing we are told is impossible. Why? Because innately we know that nothing's impossible. — Richelle E. Goodrich

The wonderful poems interpreting with equal magic the romance of strange lands and times, or the modern soul, naked and unashamed, as if clothed in its own complexity; the humorous-tragic questionings of the universe; the delicious travel-pictures and fantasies; the lucid criticisms of art, and politics, and philosophy, informed with malicious wisdom, shimmering with poetry and wit. — Israel Zangwill

Her moral obligation
to keep our hearts entwined.
Her preeminent love,
smelling like life,
in a good way,
familiar like an ancient woodcut,
a private postcard in the midst of a crowd,
in an old T-shirt to soak up the memories,
committed to recycling life.

repairing the nucleus. — Brian D'Ambrosio

Riding an elephant isn't as exotic or special as it looks on websites about jungles. — Linda Oatman High

Did they teach you how to pronounce 'Avada Kedavra' when you bought it?" I ask. Victor just stares at me. Probably because he's never read any of the Harry Potter books. — Jenny Lawson

Only humility will help us grow. The feeling of I and mine obstructs any possibility of inner growth. — Amma

She lacks our ability to see the future. Her powers are destruction, not prophecy. I'm sure had she known he would one day threaten you, she'd have killed him herself. And now you know why I take pity on no one. All compassion does is come back and bite the fat of your arse. (Savitar) — Sherrilyn Kenyon