Paumes Books Quotes & Sayings

I want to state clearly that I am a humanitarian, not an activist. I do not follow any agendas - only that of humanity, not only in Saudi Arabia, but all over the world. — Basmah Bint Saud

In this world, all power rests upon force. — Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

Whether Neil left today or tomorrow or next week, he'd leave alone. Two, five, ten years from now, if Neil was even still alive, he'd still be alone. He could be anyone, anywhere in the world, but he'd be alone until the day he died. He'd never trust anyone enough to let them in. — Nora Sakavic

A rainbow which lasts for a quarter of an hour is looked at no longer. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

To each his own. A billion Buddhas. A billion streams of wisdom. All smiling in their anguish. — Aporva Kala

I'm definitely a fighter, like Christina Aguilera would say. — Will Champlin

Style is the feather in the arrow, not the feather in the cap. — George Sampson

Looking down, she became aware of the water, which was covered with a film of calcinous hard-water particles of dirt and soap, and of the body that was sitting in it, somehow no longer quite her own. All at once she was afraid that she was dissolving, coming apart layer by layer like a piece of cardboard in a gutter puddle. — Margaret Atwood

I was very keen. I was super-eager to please and be good. And I was always kind of bossy. — Emma Watson

I think that's why so many couples fight, because they want their partners to validate them and affirm them, and if they don't get that, they feel as though they're going to die. And so they lash out. But it's a terrible thing to wake up and realize the person you just finished crucifying wasn't Jesus. — Donald Miller

The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity, especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples, no ambitions. — Helmut Jahn

May the angels protect you, and sadness forget you. — Madonna Ciccone

I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
[I wept when I was born and every day explains why.] — George Herbert

Always do what's right. That will gratify some and surprise the rest. — Mark Twain

Memory is like glass. A person who has died is still visible, very close. But we can no longer contact each other. Death is mute; it excludes conversations, only allows silence. — Henning Mankell