Peyrefitte Alain Quotes & Sayings

Anyone familiar with my work knows I'm no sappy sentimentalist. — Derf

What opposite discoveries we have seen!
(Signs of true genius, and of empty pockets.)
One makes new noses, one a guillotine,
One breaks your bones, one sets them in their sockets;
But vaccination certainly has been
A kind antithesis to Congreve's rockets, ... — Lord Byron

There are times when quantity is at least as important as quality in learning an art. — Lawrence Watt-Evans

Getting to know athletes from all over the planet is a big part of the Olympic experience. — Mary Lou Retton

Nope, not Debby Demint!" His lips curved up while his eyes sparkled with amusement.
"You haven't even seen her. All the guys make fools of themselves over her."
"There's only one who I desire to make a fool of myself over."
Were all vampires as charming as Dominic? — Terry Spear

Seeing a miracle will inspire you, but knowing you are a miracle will change you. — Deborah Brodie

I came from a very intellectual neighborhood. When we played cowboys and Indians as kids, I had to be Gandhi. — Robert Frost

SAVICH STOOD OVER the metal parcel cage he'd been told was called an OTR, looked at the boxes scattered around it on the floor, streaked and smudged with blood like abstract paintings. Only the packages beneath the body had kept the blood from dripping out of the OTR. He looked down to see the body of an older man with a circle of gray hair around his head. He was torqued into a tight fetal position - difficult because he was heavy - his arms pulled between his legs. No deputy's uniform. He wore a long-sleeved flannel shirt, old jeans, and ancient brown boots. Impossible to tell what sort of man he'd been - if he'd enjoyed jokes, if he'd loved his family, if he'd been honorable - that was all wiped away, gone in an instant, when the Athame was stuck into his heart. There had to be people out there already worrying about Kane Lewis, wondering where he was. They'd find out soon enough. Savich imagined he'd been a pleasant-looking man, but not in death. No, not in death. — Catherine Coulter

if death might otherwise come in a year given — Derek Laurens

Far more frightening than the thought of dying was the experience of erasure already occurring in my life. My fear of becoming someone who did not count. — Susan Griffin