Ortilochus Quotes & Sayings

Many strange-looking people obviously dress according to deep convictions that are not shared by on-lookers - they clearly do not know how they actually look, but are satisfied with what their clothes make them feel and believe about their looks. These people may be the true originals, even though they are certainly not the best appreciated. The famous messages of dress, the well-known language of clothes, is very often not doing any communicating at all; a good deal of it is a form of private muttering. — Anne Hollander

The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss. — Idries Shah

Pherae. He was Ortilochus' son, whose father was Alpheus, and there they spent the night. [490] Diocles offered them the hospitality he owed to strangers who stayed there as his guests. As soon as rose-fingered early Dawn appeared, they hitched their horses, climbed in the splendid chariot, and set off from the echoing portico — Homer

Lord, if there is a heartache Vienna cannot cure I hope never to feel it. I came home cured of everything except Vienna. — Storm Jameson

Women who make the choice to have grey hair - I think that's beautiful. — Andie MacDowell

The liver is evil and must be punished. — Margaret Atwood

World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war. — Lane Evans

We walked in wisdom with our shadows, in search of the dead part of ourselves, which would be our shelter. — Yvonne Vera

As she lay there she said to herself that there was something she must tell Selden, some word she had found that should make life clear between them. She tried to repeat the word, which lingered vague and luminous on the far edge of thought - she was afraid of not remembering it when she woke; and if she could only remember it and say it to him, she felt that everything would be well. — Edith Wharton

I had a big Akita, Yoshi, who was fabulous. I loved him. We lost him when he was 12, and I've never been able to replace him. Normally, most people lose a pet and get another and keep going on. But it just felt wrong to me; it felt disloyal. — Robert Crais

I have learned to be less confident in the conclusions of human reason, and give more credit to the honesty of contrary opinions. — Thomas Jefferson