Schatten Van Quotes & Sayings

But when the strong were too weak to hurt the weak, the weak had to be strong enough to leave. — Milan Kundera

Firm; but my hopes fluctuate, and my spirits are often — Mary Shelley

I actually believe in denial. — Nora Ephron

The fragility of crystal is not a weakness but a fineness. My parents understood that fine crystal glass had to be cared for or may be shattered. But when it came to my brother, they didn't seem to know or care that their course of their secret action brought the kind of devastation that could cut them. Their fraudulent marriage and our father's denial of his other son was for Chris a murder of every day's truth. He felt his whole life turned like a river suddenly reversing the direction of its flow. Suddenly running uphill. These revelations struck at the core of Chris's sense of identity. They made his entire childhood seem like fiction. Chris never told them he knew and made me promise silence as well. — Jon Krakauer

If I were not a Jew I would be a Quaker. — Albert Einstein

I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. Any artist's big fear is being ignored, so if you get debate, that's great. — Damien Hirst

I know what sin is. — Brigitte Bardot

People are looking around. They are looking to do something with their time and money. The question is, what? — John Simon

Plea Against the Death Penalty
Look, examine, reflect. You hold capital punishment up as an example. Why? Because of what it teaches. And just what is it that you wish to teach by means of this example? That thou shalt not kill. And how do you teach that "thou shalt not kill"? By killing.
I have examined the death penalty under each of its two aspects: as a direct action, and as an indirect one. What does it come down to? Nothing but something horrible and useless, nothing but a way of shedding blood that is called a crime when an individual commits it, but is (sadly) called "justice" when society brings it about. Make no mistake, you lawmakers and judges, in the eyes of God as in those of conscience, what is a crime when individuals do it is no less an offense when society commits the deed. — Victor Hugo

while some things may not be scientifically provable, they can still be true nonetheless. — William Paul Young

Own your disappointment, acknowledge it for what it is, and move on. — Elizabeth Gilbert

While they would have provided financial support if I had needed it, the greatest support my parents gave was emotional, psychological. — Judd Nelson

I certainly had no idea how little faith Christians have in their own faith till I saw how ill their courage and temper can stand any attack on it. — Harriet Martineau

You're taking this very well, Gallowglass," Diana said gratefully. "Matthew would be trying to talk me out of it." "That's what you get for falling in love with the wrong man," he said under his breath, slipping the phone back into his pocket. — Deborah Harkness

Life offers no theology. There is but music and dance. — L.E. Modesitt Jr.