Potrat Quotes & Sayings

Poetry is the least imposition on silence in a world of chatter. — Marvin Bell

You can write something that has continuity, but it makes happy endings all the more ridiculous. — Larry Gelbart

It would hurt. But we'll dust ourselves off and we'll come back. — Gerry Schwartz

If global warming is because of weather changes - which a lot of people believe - there's not much we can do to change the weather pattern. — Ron Paul

One by one most kids I knew quit drawing and never drew again. It left behind too much evidence. — Lynda Barry

But ... ' Horace looked from one familiar face to another. 'How did you come to..?'
Before he could finish the question, Will interupted, thinking to clarify matters but only making them more puzzling ...
'We were all in Toscana for the treaty signing,' he began, then corrected himself. 'Well, Evanlyn wasn't. She came later. But, when she did, she told us you were missing, so we all boarded Gundar's ship-you should see it. It's a new design that can sail into the wind. But anyway, that's not important. And just before we left, Selethen decided to join us-what with you being an old comrade in arms and all-and ... '
He got no further. Halt, seeing the confusion growing on Horace's face, held up a hand to stop his babbling former apprentice ...
Will stopped, a little embarrassed as he realized that he had been running off at the mouth. — John Flanagan

He'd drop by her place later, see if she was still up. If not, he'd stare at her window, because why not, right? He was stupid with love. No shame in that — Kristan Higgins

We should not allow ourselves to be deceived by our outward show of 'civilized' manners and 'cultured' social behavior into believing that self-concern, desirous attachment, aversion, and indifference are steadily losing their hold over us. — Stephen Batchelor

For those who seek a lifestyle of meaning served by purpose than listen well. To live rightly is a grace from
God(dess) of the Most High. Albeit it is not meant to be an easy feat either in its pursuit. To live a life of well being one must find a balance that is appropriate to one's own purpose in life. Once found and understood correctly, then one can live by such a hallmark of fortitude. Otherwise one will wander far and wide in a haze of confusion not valuing themselves truly. Find your balance and it will lead you back to yourself and God(dess) awaiting you with open arms. Amen. — Ivan Alexander Pozo-Illas

Being a mother adds another emotional dimension, a feel for children that I didn't have before I had one. They were a pain before. — Julie Walters

Multiplying my age by 2 in my head/I'm a grandfather. Or Dead. — Fred Chappell

We must not sacrifice one of our remaining untamed places in reckless pursuit of oil. We know we have to leave oil in the ground, or destructive climate change will become unstoppable. If not in the pristine and vulnerable Arctic Ocean, then where? — Frances Beinecke

I always used the free room that the G.D.R. allowed me ... There was no shadow over my childhood. — Angela Merkel