Quaintance Faulkner Quotes & Sayings

Young men pray for different things, of course, but some young men pray to honor the goodness of the men who raised them, — Mohsin Hamid

Good churches are not built by bad men; at least, there must be probity and enthusiasm somewhere in the society. These minsters were neither built nor filled by atheists. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Inspiration is already here, waiting for you to turn around and look at it. — Matthew Krause

One day, Mexico will have a leader who is nationalist not simply in rhetoric, but also in fact. — Stephen Kinzer

When it grows dark, we always need someone. This thought, the product of anxiety, only comes to me in the evenings, just when I'm about to end my writerly explorations. — Enrique Vila-Matas

Everywhere you go, you see women more beautiful than yourself.
You imagine him being attracted to them.
You're drinking gasoline to stay warm. — Melissa Bank

With a scream of rage, Lada abandoned her learned moves, her careful training. She flew at him like a wild boar, all fury and animal instinct. He did not know where to block because her blows made no sense, her movements had no grace. She slashed at his face, and when he grabbed her wrists, she bit his hand, clenching her jaw, teeth clamping onto bone. She kept her teeth in him as he shook her, slamming the dagger into his side again and again, following him as he fell away from her, trying to break free. She stayed on top, stabbing, not caring where she hit, not going for a careful, efficient blow. An animal scream, muffled by his hand, continued from her throat. — Kiersten White

I hope the time is not far off when I shall be able to unite all the wise and educated men of all the countries and establish a uniform regime based on the principles of the Quran which alone are true and which alone can lead men to happiness. — Napoleon Bonaparte

I didn't really watch action films growing up! I grew up on stuff like 'Anne of Green Gables' - that was more when I was in elementary school. It was all I ever watched. — Gina Carano

I don't have time' is the same as saying 'I am not committed — Steven Aitchison

The mouth of a perfectly contented man is filled with beer. - Egyptian proverb, c. 2200 BCE — Tom Standage