Portugaise Quotes & Sayings

I have been using the word 'other' as though it were self-explanatory, yet who the 'other' is must always be something of a mystery. It is a mystery at an immediate level in the sense that no person is entirely knowable. — Stephanie Dowrick

Stoutly as we may affirm that our disasters and vices are chargeable to luck, we never dream of ascribing our meritorious deeds, in the slightest degree to its agency. In such cases we quite unconsciously blink out of sight the magic power of the latter principle, so wondrous and all-controlling in its influence at other times, and coolly appropriate to ourselves not merely the lion's share, but the whole glory of our position. — William Matthews

Rain clouds come floating in, not to muddy my days ahead, but to make me calm, happy and hopeful. — Rajuda

Somehow, throughout much of life, being old seems to be something that happens to other people. — Maggie Scarf

She bellowed the last word with such soul-deep hatred that he felt it like a punch to the gut. — Sarah J. Maas

Attention Deficit Disorder, Seasonal Affect Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder. These aren't diseases, they're marketing ploys. Doctors didn't discover them, copywriters did. Marketing departments did. Drug companies did. — Steven Pressfield

Then you will find yourself easy prey for the Dark Lord!" said Snape savagely. "Fools who wear their hearts proudly on their sleeves, who cannot control their emotions, who wallow in sad memories and allow themselves to be provoked so easily - weak people, in other words - they stand no chance against his powers! He will penetrate your mind with absurd ease, Potter! — J.K. Rowling

I don't know very much about art - that has always been Pen's area - but I do believe that it is honesty at its core" -Morgan — Lauren DeStefano

Not all monsters look like monsters. There are some that carry their monstrosity inside. — Fredrik Backman

Most are interested in the philosophical only to the extent of finding out what the accepted view is in order that they may accept it and get on to the practical matters. — William H. Whyte

Believing in something greater than ourselves isn't crazy. It's proof we're sane. Look how vast the galaxy is. Don't you have to admit we can't be the greatest power within it? — Claudia Gray