Obliviously On He Sails Quotes & Sayings

The bird with the thorn in its breast, it follows an immutable law; it is driven by it knows not what to impale itself, and die singing. At the very instant the thorn enters there is no awareness in it of the dying to come; it simply sings and sings until there is not the life left to utter another note. But we, when we put the thorns in our breasts, we know. We understand. And still we do it. Still we do it. — Colleen McCullough

When I feel a little confused, the only thing to do is to turn back to the study of nature before launching once again into the subjects closest to heart. — Raoul Dufy

We're all ghostwriters, my boy. And it's not just our memories. Our actions, too. We all think we're in control of our own lives, but really they're preghostwritten by forces around us." ========== Ghostwritten (Vintage Contemporaries) (Mitchell, David) — Anonymous

For why in your calamities do you complain of Christianity, unless because you desire to enjoy your luxurious license unrestrained, and to lead an abandoned and profligate life without the interruption of any uneasiness or disaster? For certainly your desire for peace, and prosperity, and plenty is not prompted by any purpose of using these blessings honestly, that is to say, with moderation, sobriety, temperance, and piety; for your purpose rather is to run riot in an endless variety of sottish pleasures, and thus to generate from your prosperity a moral pestilence which will prove a thousandfold more disastrous than the fiercest enemies. — Augustine Of Hippo

I think this is all my life. Because if I was split gymnastics and something else like far, fun or to go with friends. No, this, you're supposed to one go, one straight road and to do every day. And touch the wall, of the goal. — Olga Korbut

There's definitely a value in being literate. — Chris Van Allsburg

I am not Abnegation. I am not Dauntless.
I am Divergent. And I can't be controlled. — Veronica Roth

anchored ships and over the shallow bar had been dangerous, but — Neal Stephenson

As the sun fell below the horizon, Sir Luckless emerged from the waters with the glory of his triumph upon him, and flung himself in his rusted armor at the feet of Amata, who was the kindest and most beautiful woman he had ever beheld. Flushed with success, he begged for her hand and her heart, and Amata, no less delighted, realized that she had found a man worthy of them. — J.K. Rowling

A man with a million dollars can be as happy nowadays as though he were rich. — Ward McAllister

Certify border is secure; only then allow guest workers. — John McCain

Any time you hear a politician say that something has to be done, you should immediately grab your musket and your wallet, in that order if not simultaneously. — David Jeffers

The world has not just "turned upside down". It is turning in every which way at an accelerating pace. — Tom Peters