Salusbury World Quotes & Sayings

Victory is within our ready grasp ... We are in reach of a famous victory — Tony Abbott

Remember Henry Adam's jest that the succession of presidents from Washington to Grant disproved the theory of evolution? — George Will

Having spent a long time in open spaces, whether sea or desert, it is a luxury to be able to take refuge in towns with narrow streets which provide a fragile fortress against the assaults of the infinite. There is such a sense of security against the boundless there, even if the murmur of the wave or the silence of the sands still pursue one through tortuous corridors. The winds, despite their subtle spirits, are themselves lost in the vestibules of this labyrinth and, unable to find a way through, whistle and turn in turbulence like demented dervishes. They will not break through the walls of this den in which life still pulsates in the shadows of humanity's black sun. — Georges Limbour

The pure beauty of death is impossible to describe as the birth of a child, the betrayal of a lover, the moment of orgasm — Heidi Postlewait

My feeling on rain is that it should only occur at night when people are sleeping. At night, rain is cozy. During the day, rain is a pain in the gumpy. — Janet Evanovich

By Diverse Means We Arrive at the Same End The — Amor Towles

I don't want to have a good fight, I don't want to have an exciting fight, I want to have a finish. — Michael Chandler

So I got on with the business of lawyering away at the evidence. Minimizing it. Defending Jacob. — William Landay

Guy Pearce played Mike in 'Neighbors'. I would fake illness to stay off school and watch the one P.M. show, and I would also watch it again when it was repeated at 5:25 P.M. Obsessed. — Kate Winslet

Regardless of the number of precautions that we take to save our necks, part of the attraction of going out on the water in the first place is the element of risk. — Harold Payson

Often as a child you see someone with a learning disability or Down's Syndrome and my mum and dad were always very quick to explain exactly what was going on and to be in their own way inclusive and welcoming. — Christopher Eccleston

It can often happen that motherhood can really stop a lot of women in their tracks and I wanted to try and keep working through that as much as I could. — Martha Wainwright

Once, there was a girl who found a sword in the woods. Once, there was a girl who made a bargain with the Folk. Once, there was a girl who'd been a knight in the service of a monster. Once, there was a girl who vowed she would save everyone in the world, but forgot herself. Once, there was a girl ... Hazel — Holly Black

Doc's idea of "clarifyin' a point of contention" came awful close to spitting in a man's eye. — Mary Doria Russell

Be confident in yourself, in your abilities, and in your goals. Then go for it. — Sharon Gannon