Pretangia Quotes & Sayings

I remember the first time I had sex. I wore a cape and goggles ... because I didn't know. — Eugene Mirman

On a hard jungle journey nothing is so important as having a team you can trust. — Tahir Shah

All things come to an end, but when you open your eyes after a long sleep a new journey begins. — Shannon L. Alder

Imagine that the whole world belongs to you. The birch trees in New Hampshire's White Mountains are yours, and so are the cirrus clouds in the western sky at dusk and the black sand on the beaches of Hawaii's big island.
You own everything, my dear sovereign - the paintings in all the museums of the world, as well as the internet and the wild horses and the roads. Please take good care of it all, OK? Be an enlightened monarch who treats your domain with reverent responsibility. And make sure you also enjoy the full measure of fun that comes with such mastery. Glide through life as if all of creation is yearning to honor and entertain you. — Rob Brezsny

Our job as writers is to be as curious as a child, to see things for the first time, and to never assume. We must always be willing to surrender our idea of the story to allow the larger story to emerge. We are seeking to understand the nature of things, the underlying forces at work. — Alan Watt

It is no use speaking in soft, gentle tones if everyone else is shouting. — Joseph Priestley, 1733-1804

If you could bring to me a majority of people to say that we're going to have $10 of spending cuts for $1 of revenue enhancement, put me in, coach. — Jeb Bush

Did you see how she got all hot under the collar?" Grandma Frida said in a theatrical whisper behind me. She's not over him.

"I can hear you! — Ilona Andrews

The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success. — Megan McArdle

So Englishmen saw it. Lincoln's insincerity was regarded as proven by two things: his earlier denial of any lawful right or wish to free the slaves; and, especially, his not freeing the slaves in 'loyal' Kentucky and other United States areas or even in Confederate areas occupied by United States troops, such as New Orleans. — Sheldon Vanauken

It is safer to be silent than to reveal one's secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it. — Saadi

Long-term heterosexual monogamy is still the dominant model: men and women still want to pair for a long period of time. — Monique Roffey

It's no city at all, owned by one man alone. — Sophocles