Parque Quotes & Sayings

We're wearing the same shirt," he pointed out with a smirk. "Except I'm wearing it better," I remarked. Josie made a soft choking sound as the demigod tilted his head to the side, expression perplexed. "That's not possible. You do not have the body that I do. I'm a ten." I stared at him, brow rising. "Are you for real?" "Am I not standing here? — Jennifer L. Armentrout

I want to see the church get closer to the people. I want to get rid of clericalism, the mundane, this closing ourselves off within ourselves, in our parishes, schools or structures. Because these need to get out! — Pope Francis

Wit beyond measure is mans greatest treasure — Rowena Ravenclaw J.K.Rowling

If I remember rightly Holland for instance has something like 45, and it's a much smaller country. In comparison we have very few and they are very badly financed. — Richard Rogers

Tragedy is an imitation not only of a complete action, but of events inspiring fear and pity. Such an effect is best produced when the events come on us by surprise; and the effect is heightened when, at the same time, they follow as cause and effect. The tragic wonder will then be great than if they happened of themselves or by accident; for even coincidences are most striking when they have an air of design. — Aristotle.

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You left me for a dream you had to follow, but I thought goodbye wouldn't last that long. — Travis Tritt

In living and in seeing other men, the heart must break or become as bronze. — Nicolas Chamfort

It's tougher to be a football coach than the President of the United States. You've got four years as a president, and they guard you. A football coach doesn't have anyone to protect him when things go wrong. — Harry S. Truman

With every single fiber of her soul, she wanted to be With every single fiber of her soul, she wanted to be — RaeAnne Thayne

I'm a pacifist. I don't believe in 'good' wars. — Wendy Doniger

A generation ago, American war planners made the mistake of believing that short-term Communist sympathies would unite China and Vietnam. We were wrong, and it tragically misshaped our policy in Vietnam. — Evan Osnos

We're [writers] all afraid of writing badly, and there are psychological reasons, like the bad interior of ourselves is somehow being revealed, but we all fear that, and you can't write well if you're not willing to write badly. That's why you have to make writing a habit, so it feels normal and not strange. — Jennifer Egan