Romanticist Bbq Quotes & Sayings

When we see something, we do not think of what we see as a separable aspect of it, a ghostly skin shed for our vision. We feel that we see the thing itself, rather than any occasion or extrusion of the thing. But when we hear something, we do not have the same sensation of hearing the thing itself. This is because objects do not have a single, invariant sound, or voice. How something sounds is literally contingent, depending upon what touches or comes into contact with it to generate the sound. We hear, as it were, the event of the thing, not the thing itself — Steven Connor

The secret to happiness, of course, is not getting what you want; it's wanting what you get, — Alex Trebek

Kenspeckle was your friend."
"When all this is over, we'll see who's alive and who's dead and then I'll cry, OK? ... Clarabelle's going to feel so bad when this is done with. — Derek Landy

I grew up an Everton fan, my whole family are Everton fans and I grew up hating Liverpool. And that hasn't changed. — Wayne Rooney

You'd think the man could have called her once, she thought, scowling at her boots. Sent a telegram, a damn smoke signal. — Nora Roberts

If I made a mistake in terms of running for president, the mistake was not in refusing to run in '91. — Mario Cuomo