Perkisas Phase Quotes & Sayings

How, Yusef wondered, can two men joke like that and tomorrow be enemies. Perhaps they'd been enemies yesterday. He decided public servants weren't human. — Thomas Pynchon

You're just going to be a Starter. The starting line is the only line you completely control. — Jon Acuff

I know who you are," he says.
Something about his tone causes my heart of smoke to flicker in response, and I throw my guard up. "Oh? And who, O boy of Parthenia, am I?"
He nods to himself, his eyes alight. "You're her. You're that jinni. Oh, gods. Oh, great bleeding gods! You're the one who started the war!"
"Excuse me?"
"You're the jinni who betrayed that famous queen - what was her name? Roshana? She was trying to bring peace between the jinn and the humans, but you turned on her and started the Five Hundred Wars."
I turn cold. I want him to stop, but he doesn't.
"I've heard the stories," he says. "I've heard the songs. They call you the Fair Betrayer, who enchanted humans with your . . ." He pauses to swallow. "Your beauty. You promised them everything, and then you ruined them. — Jessica Khoury

When grace is given it comes to us as joy, maybe, but it can also be earned, I am convinced, through the rigorous examination of the sources of pain. — May Sarton

No matter what your spiritual condition is, no matter where you find yourself in the universe, your choice is always the same: to expand your awareness or contract it. — Thaddeus Golas

Scents as well as clothes and hairstyles can go a long way in revealing a part of yourself — Anne Hathaway

Then, touching the brim of his cap, he headed for home and the day's work, unaware that it would be his last. — Truman Capote

I give you life in the memory of one who no longer lives. May you have a long life, and may you thank Matthew every day for it. — Moises Kaufman

when we indulged each others darkest delights, it always meant more to me than the last time. It brought us closer and solidified what we felt for each other. — Yolanda Olson

The only truly shocking thing about last Tuesday's election is that the Democrats didn't do far worse, or as badly as they deserved. — Frank Rich

Shirley Chisholm is another one [political hero]. She was a dynamic speaker, and the first black woman to run for President. — Donna Brazile

I had a very difficult childhood. I was surrounded by people who had both parents, which made me feel different. Having a bit of a rougher existence early on, it made me appreciate the work ethic that my grandparents instilled in me. — George Lopez