Procreants Quotes & Sayings

Words are but the signs of ideas. — Samuel Johnson

Rex, in his early forties, had grown heavy and ruddy; he had lost his Canadian accent and acquired instead the hoarse, loud tone that was common to all his friends, as though their voices were perpetually strained to make themselves heard above a crowd, as though, with youth forsaking them, there was no time to wait the opportunity to speak, no time to listen, no time to reply; time for a laugh - a throaty mirthless laugh, the base currency of goodwill. — Evelyn Waugh

He who has experienced the mystery of the nature is full of life, full of love, full of joy. Radiance emanates from the whole existence itself, it does not know the meaning of holding back. It is pure giving-giving of love. For the great writers, love is like holding ice in hand, it just turns to water and they lose out their role but for a mystic the moment ice transforms to water love starts to flow. — Maitreya Rudrabhayananda

Philosophize: you are a mistress, part of a great hysterical you mean historical tradition. — Lorrie Moore

Things that are back to front are often easier to comprehend if they are upside down as well. In life as in politics. — Terry Pratchett

I already unleashed Baghra on Nikolai. He's going to think I stockpile vicious old women. — Leigh Bardugo

I remember singing around the house to records that were playing. All kinds of music. And the great James Cleveland was often in our house, and I grew up with his sound as well. — Aretha Franklin

French voters are trying to preserve a 35-hour work week in a world where Indian engineers are ready to work a 35-hour day. Good luck. — Thomas L. Friedman

At least her last words to him had been words of love. But she wished she'd told him just how much she loved him. How much she had to thank him for, how many good things he had done. She hadn't told him nearly enough. — Kristin Cashore

The man who has no mind of his own lends it to the priests. — George Meredith

In certain kinds of writing, particularly in art criticism and literary criticism, it is normal to come across long passages which are almost completely lacking in meaning. — George Orwell

It's sort of the mixed blessing of being on television for so long in one thing; sometimes that backfires, in that you're not able to continue on. — Katey Sagal

We are reminded that anger doesn't solve anything. It builds nothing, but it can destroy everything. — Thomas S. Monson

I don't like things to be the same. I like things to evolve. — Kesh

You take dark chocolate, you mix it with white milk, and it becomes a delicious drink. That is the chocolate I am talking about. — Ray Nagin