Petronela Antonesei Quotes & Sayings

It is hard to explain to a privileged child the difference between freedom and captivity. For him, the world functions differently, all rains bear fruits and all men are free. He catches a golden bird and puts it inside a gold cage. He watches it grow, captivated, unaware that with its beautiful body comes a pair of wings that can set it free. — Kanza Javed

I always thought it was a goat that kicked me over the fence. My mama told me the other day it was a cow. Now I'm sort of scared of both. — Kelsea Ballerini

Roy received my comments with a forced
smile. "Hardy, didn't I warn you not to date a woman who reads?"
Hardy seemed amused by my outspokenness. "Keeps the arguing to a minimum," he replied. "No point in trying when I know she's going to win. — Lisa Kleypas

In retrospect, come to think of it, isn't everything seen in retrospect? — Marty Feldman

I have this weird tropism for islands. Take me to an island as far from New York as I can possibly go. — Garth Risk Hallberg

There can be no rule of God in the present state of iniquitous inequalities in which a few roll in riches and the masses do not get enough to eat. — Mahatma Gandhi

I like being around funny people. — Chelsea Martin

Wonder if he can feel pain? Bowman thought briefly. Probably not, he told himself; there are no sense organs in the human cortex, after all. The human brain can be operated on without anesthetics. He — Arthur C. Clarke

People loved their politicians looking good. Beauty was a must when telling lies. — Cameron Jace

The thing about love is that we can't control whether we get it, but we can control whether we give it. And each feels as good as the other. Your heart doesn't know if it's loving a man, a book, or a puppy. If your heart were that smart, it would be your brain. — Lisa Scottoline

No government is ever really in favor of so-called civil rights. It always tries to whittle them down. They are preserved under all governments, insofar as they survive at all, by special classes of fanatics, often highly dubious. — H.L. Mencken

He carries stars in his pockets
because he knows
she fears the dark.
Whenever sadness pays her a visit
he paints galaxies
on the back of her hands. — Alaska Gold

Cuteness should be preserved. — Aaron Allston

The darker the storm the brighter the rainbow. — Matshona Dhliwayo

In every possible instance Saint Paul begged Christians to restrain themselves to contain their carnal yearnings to live solitary and sexless lives on earth as it is in heaven. "But if they cannot contain " Paul finally conceded then "let them marry for it is better to marry than to burn." Which is perhaps the most begrudging endorsement of matrimony in human history. — Elizabeth Gilbert