Quistgaard Demitasse Quotes & Sayings

We read novels because they give us the comfortable sensation of living in worlds where the notion of truth is indisputable, while the actual world seems to be a more treacherous place. — Umberto Eco

were her kids. But the drugs and the late-night fighting revealed troubles that too many hillbilly transplants knew too well. Confronted with such a realization of her own family's struggle, Mamaw — J.D. Vance

Writing is not a choice for me, it is a calling. — Brenda B. Taylor

Pluck thou my flower, Oothoon the mild; Another flower shall spring, because the soul of sweet delight Can never pass away. — William Blake

My point is, when someone is hurting you, they can call it whatever the hell they want. They can even call it love. But words lie, actions don't. — Lisa Kleypas

Man ... feels lost without the direction-finder provide by progress. — Richard M. Weaver

What's wrong with assholes, baby? — Charles Bukowski

When the right elements combine, anything is possible. — Martin Cosgrove

Well, you'd had orders ... ' said Vimes, for what good that did.
'We didn't know!'
Not exactly, thought Vimes. We didn't ask. We just shut our minds to it. People went in through that front door and some of the poor devils came out through the secret door, not always in one box.
They hadn't measured up.
Nor did we. — Terry Pratchett

There's freedom in hitting bottom — Anne Lamott

I might be on the fence about this life, but I 'm not and will never be on the fence about you. I will fight for you. — Nalini Singh

For years, I thought I simply didn't dream. I felt left out. Everybody else had a thing I didn't have. — Theodore Sturgeon

It was weird because I'd only been in L.A. for about six months and I had my first feature. — Matthew McGrory

With the rise of new technologies, media, and other cultural apparatuses as powerful forms of public pedagogy, students need to understand and address how these pedagogical cultural apparatuses work to diffuse learning from any vestige of critical thought. This is a form of public pedagogy that needs to be addressed both for how it deforms and for how it can create important new spaces for emancipatory forms of pedagogy. — Henry Giroux

The sole motivating factor behind the death penalty is vengeance, not justice, and I firmly believe that a government that forbids killing among its citizens should not be in the business of killing people itself. — Larry Flynt