Patsilivas Quotes & Sayings

But I recently celebrated my thirtieth birthday and became acutely aware of my age, and the passing of time. — Judith Kinghorn

How can you sleep at a time like this?" she asked, but the only answer was a low snore. She looked at him suspiciously. In the short time she had been with him, she had never before heard him snore.
"You're faking," she said.
"No. I'm really fast asleep," came his voice from under the cowl. — John Flanagan

What was this power, this insidious threat, this invisible gun to her head that controlled her life ... this terror of being called names?
She had stayed a virgin so she wouldn't be called a tramp or a slut; had married so she wouldn't be called an old maid; faked orgasms so she wouldn't be called frigid; had children so she wouldn't be called barren; had not been a feminist because she didn't want to be called queer and a man hater; never nagged or raised her voice so she wouldn't be called a bitch ...
She had done all that and yet, still, this stranger had dragged her into the gutter with the names that men call women when they are angry. — Fannie Flagg

It's no mystery, Just look at the history, Brave and valiant, strong and true, The victors wear royal blue! — L.R.W. Lee

I have become cynical because I speak the truth. — Amit Abraham

When they asked me, couldn't you give money out of the United Jewish Appeal funds for the rescue of Jews in Europe, I said, 'NO!' and I say again 'NO!' ... one should resist this wave which pushes the Zionist activities to secondary importance. — Yitzhak Gruenbaum

Drugs bring us to to the gates of paradise, then keep us from entering. — Mason Cooley

Preaching to the choir actually arms the choir with arguments and elevates the choir's discourse. There's a reason the right does it and does it well and triumphs. — Dan Savage

Lee Morgan used to stand behind me when I was playing a ballad and he'd be hollering, "Play the pretty notes, man, play the pretty notes." I thought I was playing the pretty notes, but you know, things like that help you to reach a little further. — Gary Bartz

Valuing knowledge above all else results in a lust for power, and that leads men into dark and empty places. — Veronica Roth

Praise means nothing to Mama, she doesn't believe it. Only criticism can flush her cheeks and catch her attention. If I were to say something disparaging she would remember it always. — Audrey Niffenegger

Rule of thumb: Be skeptical of things you learned before you could read. E.g., religion. — Ben Casnocha