Parataxic Quotes & Sayings

I was married for 10 minutes into a Southern family. — Vicki Lawrence

but a man of pleasure like yourself ought to know that all who are in the flower of youth do somehow or other raise a pang or emotion in a lover's breast, and are thought by him to be worthy of his affectionate regards. Is not this a way which you have with the fair: one has a snub nose, and you praise his charming face; the hook-nose of another has, you say, a royal look; while he who is neither snub nor hooked has the grace of regularity: the dark visage is manly, the fair are children of the gods; and as to the sweet 'honey pale,' as they are called, what is the very name but the invention of a lover who talks in diminutives, and is not averse to paleness if appearing on the cheek of youth? In a word, there is no excuse which you will not make, and nothing which you will not say, in order not to lose a single flower that blooms in the spring-time of youth. If — Plato

The moment the first American soldier sets foot on the Japanese mainland, all prisoners of war will be shot. — Hideki Tojo

When rumours fly, when false tales are being told, be the storyteller. — Bernard Cornwell

It's real good to be back with you again this year. — Dick Clark

In this movement of colors I find the essence, which does not arise from a system, or an a priori theory. — Robert Delaunay

It is great to have your own label; you can cultivate your own artists ... I've worked with pretty much everyone I wanted to. — Brian McKnight

I observed the way Dee and Deron played at the Nike Camp [in Indianapolis]. They share the ball well; I mean, they average about 13 points apiece and they could both score 20
they do what they have to do to help the team. — Nate Robinson

In the West, if a city faces financial difficulties, it'll go bankrupt. But in China, cities will be subsidised by the Ministry of Finance. So some small- and medium-sized cities aren't worried about going bankrupt. They figure the central government will help them out. — Wang Shi

The heart of God through his creation stirs, We thrill to feel it, trembling as the flowers That die to live again, his messengers, To keep faith firm in these sad souls of ours. The waves of Time may devastate our lives, The frosts of age may check our failing breath, They shall not touch the spirit that survives Triumphant over doubt and pain and death. — Celia Thaxter

I feel most real when alone, even most alive when alone. Better to say that the liveliness of companionship and the liveliness of solitude differ, and the latter is never as exhausting as the former. — Florida Scott-Maxwell

She was alive. She was alive, and she had found her power - or it had found her.
Tomorrow's problems she'd take care of tomorrow. — Elizabeth Bear

The truth is that the universe has been answering you all of your life, but you cannot receive the answers unless you are awake.
— Rhonda Byrne