Oryx And Crake Setting Quotes & Sayings

To save a man and thereby to spare a father's agony and a mother's feelings is not to do a noble deed, it is but an act of humanity. — Alexandre Dumas

We walk this planet for such a short time. In the overall scheme of things, our lives are mere blips on the canvas of eternity. So have the wisdom to enjoy the journey and savor the process. — Robin S. Sharma

Nobody could dissapear to their trailer once it was up and running, you were all there on the same stage. It was 10 days of rehearsal and 10 days of shooting, which was very tiring. — Julian Sands

I grew up in a house without many books. The books the nuns made us read in school didn't interest me. — John Dufresne

Color harmony was thrown out years ago, as restrictive chains were broken forming my free style. — Frank Bruno

It was ironic; he held her captive, yet she'd captivated him. — Jeaniene Frost

Everybody is afraid of the unknown. Everybody is afraid of the people that they've done terrible things to! — Wes Craven

The month of May was come, when every lusty heart beginneth to blossom, and to bring forth fruit. — Thomas Malory

If I had the money, I would love to open up a movie theater that just played images and colors and beautiful music. For me, there's nothing like listening to a beautiful opera sometimes - on a record or seeing it live - just to be sleepy and let those beautiful voices take me somewhere I've never been before. — Peter Stormare

I had never been more alone than I was in my admiration for the real killer's work. The very body parts seemed to sing to me, a rhapsody of bloodless wonder that lightened my heart and filled my veins with an intoxicating sense of awe. — Dexter Morgan

Similar probabilistic models have become central to economics, sociology, psychology, political science and the other social and natural sciences. — Yuval Noah Harari

There are many that enter into friendships and relationships with unrealistic expectations. God has taught me how to stop having high expectations in people, and instead put expectations in Him. He gives humans choices. No matter how "good", strong, or well-meaning a person may be, it's unrealistic to think that he or she can fulfill our every expectation. We live in a world where humans want power; as you can see, everything requires power from the intangible things to the tangible things. Be careful of who you trust because who they truly are, may not be who you thought they were even if you've known them for years. Sometimes the greatest backstabbers are the ones you trusted after many years and then they eventually show their true colors. Such is life. — Krystal Volney

The love Adrian and I shared was powerful, and I knew it would sustain us for the rest of our lives, no matter what was to come. — Richelle Mead

I didn't have a special secret about Sarah Palin. I just had a feeling and some concerns. Her blank stares and her lashing out in some interviews, I think, gave voters pause about her, too. — Nicolle Wallace

ANYBODY ORDER A JAILBREAK WITH A SIDE OF SHOTGUN? — David Wong