Quinze Quotes & Sayings

As a rule people don't collect books; they let books collect themselves. — Arnold Bennett

And sure, it was three on one. But what a one. — John Green

Truth - Something somehow discreditable to someone. — H.L. Mencken

I'd rather be the protector than the protected. I'm naturally the protector - being a mother and having a famous family. You have to navigate when it's right to protect. — Solange Knowles

Now I have discovered where it is that she goes. It's the guillotine that draws her, across the river in the Place Louis Quinze- Place de la Revolution now-where daily crowds gather, the vendors selling lemonade, the children playing prisoner's base, the old ladies gossiping as the heads fall. — Sandra Gulland

It is a woman's business to be interested in the environment. It's an extended form of housekeeping. — Marjory Stoneman Douglas

& I think I like him better with the fitted cap on He aint even gotta try to put the mack on — Nicki Minaj

Whatever culture, whatever country, girls are taught to please others as opposed to pleasing themselves. — Eve Ensler

When people talk about the impact of mobile dating, everyone focuses on real-time meeting - this idea that my pocket will vibrate every time a hot girl walks by. That's important. But it's not transformative. — Sam Yagan

Expect the Unexpected — Juliette Power

We have reason to believe that when, during the crusades, Europe at last began to establish hospitals, they were inspired by the Arabs of near East ... The first hospital in Paris, Les Quinze-vingt, was founded by Louis IX after his return from the crusade 1254-1260. — George Sarton

On Melbourne summer mornings the green trams go rolling in stately progress down tunnels thick with leaves: the bright air carries along the avenue their patient chime, the chattering of their wheels — Helen Garner

Cold, still and merciless
Death comes visiting
With absolute finality
(Page 24) — Neena Verma

Sexuality is important, but it's certainly not the most interesting or important thing happening to you right now. We live in a world that tells us that there are only two important things. One is the acquisition of goods and the other is either the acquisition or avoidance of sex, but it turns out that the question of who's a virgin and who's a virgout is not the most interesting question. — John Green

Any hint as to its meaning?'
'No. I asked Jessamy once, and she said she'd looked in the texts herself and found no mention of them. 'Perhaps they are an enigma left behind by our ancestors to inspire us to search for knowledge,' was what she said to me.' Shifting into the space between Elena's legs, he was patient as she traced the vibrant, living mark with her fingertips. — Nalini Singh