Pantelic Brnabic Quotes & Sayings

You'll have to turn your back.
He turned slowly. The view from the back was just as good as the view from the front. I could practically hear Lucy snickering in the back of my head. I might be the vampire daughter, but she was the one who was a bad influence. No question. — Alyxandra Harvey

He has told us that He is the hungry one. He is the naked one. He is the thirsty one. He is the one without a home. He is the one who is suffering. These are our treasures, she said, looking at the rows of pallets in the caravanserai. They are Jesus. — Mother Teresa

If you want to kill someone and get away with it, become a cop. — Steven Magee

The uneventful day is a precious gift. — Abraham Verghese

I go to the first tee scared to death every day. The peaks do not seem to last as long as the valleys in this game. — J. C. Snead

Do not expect something for nothing. Be willing to give an equivalent value for all that you desire, and include in your plans a definite provision for doing so. — Napoleon Hill

Their families bled for him, and he repaid them in candy. — Peter V. Brett

Mythology contains a rich history of legendary weapons, most famously 'Excalibur,' weapons that could only be used by the pure of heart. — Ann Nocenti

Perspective is the liver to the body of offense, for without it, the situation has no method to digest. — Mordavith

B-T-W," Heather said. "What's with the death wish?"
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about provoking the wicked witch of the west. You look old? Are you trying to get us both killed?"
"She does look old. Or at least, older than she used to."
"It doesn't matter! Two things you never comment on when it comes to girls: their age and their weight. That's male survival 101. Come on! — Chelsea Fine

There will be rebels. They will live in the shadows. They will be the renegade painters, sculptors, poets, writers, journalists, musicians, actors, dancers, organizers, activists, mystics, intellectuals and other outcasts who are willing to accept personal sacrifice. They will not surrender their integrity, creativity, independence and finally their souls. They will speak the truth. The state will have little tolerance of them. They will be poor. The wider society will be conditioned by mass propaganda to write them off as parasites or traitors. They will keep alive what is left of dignity and freedom. Perhaps one day they will rise up and triumph. But one does not live in poverty and on the margins of society because of the certainty of success. One lives like that because to collaborate with radical evil is to betray all that is good and beautiful. It is to become a captive. It is to give up the moral autonomy that makes us human. The rebels will be our hope. — Chris Hedges

We must rediscover the habit of thinking the best of each other — Michael Howard

Can you question who you are? And are you comfortable with not knowing? — Jon Kabat-Zinn

If disorder is the rule with you, you will be penalized for installing order. — Paul Valery

I wished only to be set down in Canada, and take one honest walk there as I might in Concord woods of an afternoon. — Henry David Thoreau