Pope Francis Controversial Quotes & Sayings

Don't touch my papers," Uncle Julian said, trying to cover them with his hands. "You get away from my papers, you bastard."
"What!?" said Charles.
"I apologize," Uncle Julian said to Constance. "Not language fitting for your ears, my dear. Just tell this young bastard to stay away from my papers. — Shirley Jackson

There is a fountain who is a King. — Dennis Jernigan

The point is that whatever one is trying to learn, it is necessary to have firsthand experience, rather than learning from books or from teachers or by merely conforming to an already established pattern. — Chogyam Trungpa

A friend had commented once that Neal had a gift for making someone want to punch him just for saying hello. — Tamora Pierce

Attack politics costs us dearly in terms of insight into the candidates. In a presidential campaign, the focus is so tight that the politicians are afraid to say anything that hasn't been scripted. — Jack Germond

Years ago, I was thinking about this type of character and what happens when you've lived in this sort of strange, surreal world where it's parties all the time and then you don't get to live there anymore. What do you do with the rest of your life? — Anna Faris

Selling one's book to Hollywood is rather like selling someone your house. After it's sold, it isn't yours anymore. They can paint it a different color, tear it down and build something new, or do anything they want. — Rick Riordan

Capitalism is like Japanese Knotweed: nothing kills it off. If there were only two people left on the planet, one of them would find a way of making money out of the other. — Jeanette Winterson

I do read music, but I prefer playing from the heart. — Clarence Clemons

The weight of a compliment is dependent on how great the complimenter is on the complimented. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

If you are suffering from a bad man's injustice, forgive him lest there be two bad men. — Saint Augustine

The world knew you before you knew the world. — Annie Dillard

Our whole journey into authentic masculinity centers around those cool-of-the-day talks with God. Simple questions change hassles to adventures; the events of our lives become opportunities for initiation. — John Eldredge

Success looks a lot like failure up until the moment you break through the finish line. — Dan Waldschmidt