Schuberts Elfking Quotes & Sayings

Frankl wondered whether "there may be such a thing as autobibliotherapy - healing through reading." Frankl's — Viktor E. Frankl

If I have to chain you to a fucking wall to protect you from your own stupidity, I will!
Wrists. Beam. Chained already Barrons. Come up with a new threat. — Karen Marie Moning

The sexual license prevalent among {the} Sixties generation was deplorable, but no more so than predatory Capitalism, with cruel slums alongsideabsurd affluence: affluence which paid for...depictions of the Holy Family as a form of expiation. Love was the basis for what he believed. Promiscuity certainly violated that polestar, yet caring for others, even in "fooling around"--which was not to justify it--topped dog-eat-dog Capitalism. — Edward Hoagland

She hesitated for a moment longer, then tentatively placed her fingers in his. Her hand was hot and dry and so fragile-seeming that James cradled it gingerly. The next moment, she squeezed so hard his eyes widened.
Fragile lady be damned. He squeezed back spitefully. Vicious minx. — Y.S. Lee

Of course it would be hard. But I remembered what my nurseryman grandfather used to say when I didn't want to go to school: half the work in the world was done by people who didn't feel so good today. — Rollo Romig

On the surface simplicity
But the darkest pit in me
It's Pagan poetry
Pagan poetry — Bjork

Everyone we've lost, we'll find. Or they'll find us. — Jennifer Egan

Don't jump to - "
"I'm not," Dekka said. "But if that's what it is, if it's those things, I'm going to ask you to take care of me."
"We've been over this," Sam said, pulling his hand away.
"If I tell you it's time, you do it, okay, Sam?"
He couldn't answer.
"I'm not afraid to die," Dekka said. — Michael Grant

Knowledge was never simply born in the human mind; it was always reborn. The relaying of wisdom from one age to the next, this cycle of rebirths: this was wisdom. — Salman Rushdie

The solution to a pile of mildewed stuff is to rewash it with your regular detergent as well as a cup or two of white vinegar. A note on amounts: for a regular washing, a half cup to a full cup of white vinegar is more than enough to help cut down on smells and serve as a natural fabric softener. But when you're dealing with overpowering smells like mildew, you'll need to up the ante, and being aware of those differences will help you to apply that understanding to various laundering situations you may find on your hands. Baking soda is another option, but I prefer vinegar because I think it works better, — Jolie Kerr

The movies can only, if they do anything at all, aggravate the damage. We deceive ourselves if we think that, by striking at the movies, we strike at the root of the evil. We cannot so easily shift guilt to the movie producers or the movie stars or the movie censors.
More censorship may be a cure that's worse than the disease, for we would be surrendering freedom of judgement in exchange for peace of mind. Not only our children but we ourselves may eventually find ourselves deprived of the right to distinguish for ourselves the difference between right and wrong, between good and evil. — Nick Joaquin

lighter now that it was summer. When he was a little boy, he always told her how pretty she was. Now, — Elin Hilderbrand

Sometimes I joke around that if I weren't a musician, I would be a power lifter. I don't think people expect it from me because I'm little. — Mirah