Purdue Owl Embedding Quotes & Sayings

Sometimes the false conviction that you feel nothing is a defense against the realization that you feel too much. — Shahid Insaf

If nuclear power plants are safe, let the commerical insurance industry insure them. Until these most expert judges of risk are willing to gamble with their money, I'm not willing to gamble with the health and safety of my family. — Donna Reed

In effect we are, bending and breaking the rules of the language. And if someone were to ask why we do it, the answer is simply: for fun — David Crystal

Fear is a part of everything you do ... You have to take great risks to get big rewards. — Greg Louganis

There is no cruelty greater than a woman's to a man who loves her and whom she does not love; she has no kindness then, no tolerance even, she has only an insane irritation. — W. Somerset Maugham

When I was young
I wanted to be just like him.
One of the charm, of a bright orange smile
and muscular laughter.
Bold brown eyes flashing fearless
when he sat not alone
on cold blue nights
in empty boxcars.

Riding a freight train's
solitary wail
away from Nebraska
Depression, accompanying dreams
withered farms.
Nothing left but the
leaves of possibilities. — Larsen Bowker