Pastiglia Quotes & Sayings

Jade must be chiseled before it can be considered a gem -- Chinese Proverb — Lars Guignard

If prayers worked, Hitler would have been stopped at the border of Poland by angels with swords of fire. — Nancy Willard

Sneering springs out of the wish to deny; and wretched must that state of mind be that wishes to take refuge in doubt. — Letitia Elizabeth Landon

It seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning ... and let anything better come as a surprise. — Jules Verne

Fiction is just a mirror of reality for the most part. Many things that happen in fiction don't even happen here. But as far as pain and sadness. Joy and love, life and death, it's all real here. Here it's real. — Lucian Bane

Times were tough but when you're
young and have a loving family you know that you will all get through it. — Bob Richardson

You're not the boss of me," she told him breathlessly.
His chuckle sounded strangled. "Pretend I am for a while. — Cherry Adair

Trust me when you love something you don't need motivation. — Serge Nubret

When I was 13 I asked my mother if it was possible for this to end - I'd had enough of it. And that was right about the time that we got a call for 'The Exorcist' interview. — Linda Blair

Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death. — Hunter S. Thompson

Corpses are incapable of offering informed consent, and are hence no better than vibrators. — Seanan McGuire

Conservatives define themselves more by their hatred of liberals than anything else, and, conversely, liberals by their distaste for conservatives. — Graydon Carter

The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes. — Tony Blair

If there exist fortunate people, if from time to time the wild sun of joy soars towards foreign lands in a sweet whirling of ecstasy - then where are the words which might tell of this? And if in the world there exists a beauty for enchantment, then how might one describe it?
("The Poison Garden") — Valery Bryusov

If you cannot see where you are going, ask someone who has been there before. — J. Loren Norris