Schloss Elmau Quotes & Sayings

My Lawyer being practiced almost from his Cradle in defending Falsehood; is quite out of his Element when he would be an Advocate for Justice, which as an Office unnatural, he always attempts with great Awkwardness if not with Ill-will. — Jonathan Swift

The brain can be a wonderful tool, can be a willing slave, as has been evidenced by some men, but of course it works poorly when it has not the habit of usage. An automobile can become a source of delight, but the first time you drive you are as apt to go up a tree as to go up the road. — Robert Henri

But most good writers are Don Quixote at heart, and unreasonableness is often a condition of art. — Ha Jin

Experience had taught me not to get close to guys who fell in love with Liza. I had been burned twice and I knew I couldn't compete. It didn't matter that I could no longer give a guy access to my sister; if Mike knew who I was, I'd be access to romantic memories of her. He'd start looking for traits and signs of her in me. And I wasn't setting myself up for that kind of heartache. — Elizabeth Chandler

I realized that the story of even so small a place can never be completely told and can never be finished. It is eternal, always here and now, and going on forever. — Wendell Berry

Don't announce what you fear could happen or someone evil might make it come true. — Patricia Cornwell