Sayings Adages Quotes & Sayings

I confess that I was filled with curiosity, but I was aware that Holmes liked to make his disclosures at his own time and in his own way, — Arthur Conan Doyle

All the on-lookers were bewildered.The lovely slave girl, Briseis, had won the Battle of the Sexes with a kiss.[MMT] — Nicholas Chong

A self-esteem issue doesn't change whether you're considered beautiful or not because it's about what's inside you. — Iman Abdulmajid

Spiritual meditation is the pathway to Divinity. It is a mystic ladder which reaches from earth to heaven, from error to Truth, from pain to peace. — James Allen

I can't think of a bigger waste of police time than chasing somebody who has said something offensive on Twitter. — Tony Parsons

The foreign accent was a promise, and indeed, all over the country, European imports added spice to the sciences, the arts, and other areas. What one had to give was not considered inferior to what one received. — Rudolf Arnheim

Caprice and irresponsibility ... .
Those two words sum you up; your whole nature's contained in those
two words. — Ivan Turgenev

We have created a democracy that links us all, and with it come not only opportunities but obligations. There are no gates or walls high enough. There are no bank accounts large enough to buy you and your family and your friends protection from the fear and hunger of those left behind or to isolate you from the consequences of growing social inequities. We are all in this boat together. And the fact that there isn't a hole at your end of the boat doesn't mean you are safe. — Arianna Huffington

You can get away with breaking all of the other rules at least once in a while, but you can't get away with breaking this one. Readers will accept almost anything from you if you don't make them feel they have wasted their time and money. Remember, you can bore readers in a lot of different ways. It doesn't necessarily take a dearth of action; too much action can get you the same result. Everything in writing, like in life, requires balance. — Terry Brooks

Wit is the Fruitful Womb where Thoughts conceive. — Daniel Defoe

I love him whose soul is deep even in the wounding, and may perish through a small matter: thus he goes willingly over the bridge. — Friedrich Nietzsche