Paryloc Quotes & Sayings

Where did all the words go?" I asked.
"They just wasted away," my mom explained, " like a leg you never walk on. — Jenny Offill

Good luck, good will, good fortune, not ill. — Stephen King

I think English punk died in '79 or '80. Maybe '82 at the latest. As far as American punk goes, it wasn't the same as English punk. It wasn't a working-class movement that was protesting the conditions under which this class had to work. I don't think American punk ever died. — Greg Graffin

The poet Muriel Rukeyser said the universe is composed of stories, not of atoms. The physicist Werner Heisenberg declared that the universe is made of music, not of matter. And we believe that if you habitually expose yourself to toxic stories and music, you could wind up living in the wrong universe, where it's impossible to become the gorgeous genius you were born to be. That's why we implore you to nourish yourself with delicious, nutritious tales and tunes that inspire you to exercise your willpower for your highest good. — Rob Brezsny

KROGSTAD: The law cares nothing about motives.

NORA: Then it must be a very foolish law. — Henrik Ibsen

On the whole, our modern ritual is impoverished and does not fulfill man's need for collective art and ritual. — Erich Fromm

Your mother is going to be fine, the nurse says. I breathe more easily but the word settles into my stomach. Fine. Was she fine before? — Sara Polsky

As you may recall, Truman was extremely unpopular when he finally left Washington in 1953, thanks largely to the Korean War. Today, however, he is thought to have been a solidly good president, a 'Near Great' even, in the terminology of those surveys of historians they do every now and then. — Thomas Frank

The words of Christ are of more worth than the opinions of all the physicians in the universe. — Ellen G. White

And when I found your flesh did not resist,
It was the living spirit that I kissed. — Yvor Winters

I've never ceased to be amazed at the survival skills of poor children. I've learned how much children can actually do for themselves if only we provide the necessary means. That part is up to us. — Landon Pearson

I like to work spontaneously. — Chaka Khan

If you truly must obey your mistress. If you truly must have revenge, then you can start with me. But if you choose to follow your own path, well you can start that with me too if you like. — Steve Hockensmith

I'm not much of a correspondent. My letters are not only uninteresting but sparse. I'm glad I don?t have to write for a living. It?s arduous work and the money is very uncertain. On those rare occasions when I wander into a bookstore it amazes me to see the avalanche of literature and semi-literature that is turned out weekly in this country. The people who write these things are either desperate for money or love starved. Why should anyone on a nice balmy day lock oneself in an office and hit a typewriter for hours on end. I think one of the greatest pleasures in the world is not writing ... — Groucho Marx