Saint Josephine Bakhita Quotes & Sayings

There is only one pleasure-that of being alive. All the rest is misery. — Cesare Pavese

In Britain, everything is policed except crime. — Mark Steyn

You have to be open, and being open is a daily challenge, I think. — Mike Ness

As she brought prospective buyers through, the realtor said it was an oil stain, but it was me, seeping out of the bag. — Alice Sebold

For if any man thinks that he is alone is wise--that in speech, or in mind, he hath no peer--such a soul, when laid open, is ever found empty. — Sophocles

Like, you should never want to hurt yourself. You should love yourself. — Gerard Way

He could feel her laughter against his chest, and at that moment he thought that there was no better feeling than making Emma Morley laugh. — David Nicholls

It is not only more bloody and more murderous than any previous wars but also more cruel, more relentless, more pitiless ... It discards all the parameters to which we defer in times of peace and which we called the rights of man. It does not recognise the privileges of the wounded man or of the doctor and it does not distinguish between non-combatants and the fighting part of the population. — Max Hastings

I'm not a perfect mom, but I'm perfect for my kids. — Niecy Nash

Novels are my favorite to write and read. I do like writing personal essays, too. I'm not really a short story writer, nor do I tend to gravitate to them as a reader. — Dani Shapiro

It's hard for me to believe that a shy, bespectacled college graduate like Brad Meltzer who's a novelist and a father is a really setting out to be weirdly misogynistic. — Grant Morrison