Schwiesow Green Quotes & Sayings

Dismissed like a dog. Damon groped for his jacket behind him, found it, and wished that his groping for his sense of humor could be as successful. The faces around him were all the same. They could have been carved in stone.
But not stone as hard as that that was coming together again around his soul. That rock was remarkably quick to mend - and an extra layer was added, like the layering of a pearl, but not covering anything nearly so pretty. — L.J.Smith

The very desire to be certain,to be secure,is the beginning of bondage.It's only when the mind is not caught in the net of certainty,and is not seeking certainty, that it is in a state of discovery. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

My job is to ensure the sanctity of this House. Ensuring the sanity of its Master seemed like a good start. — Chloe Neill

Boosting mankind's capability for coping with complex, urgent problems — Douglas Engelbart

I have, throughout my private war, been a she, a you,a Donna, a me, and finally, an I ... If you sense distance,you're not mistaken; it's real. Welcome to my world. — Donna Williams

You have to stand up and say, 'There's nothing wrong with me or my shape or who I am; you're the one with the problem!' — Jennifer Lopez

Isn't reality an insatiable AIDS-riddled whore? — Roberto Bolano

The Marine Corps went from 15,000, which its strength was when I was Commandant, to approximately 400,000 when I retired, and more than that afterward, without losing its individual characteristics. It was the same Marine Corps. It was not different in any respect. — Thomas Holcomb

Hard truths can be dealt with, triumphed over, but lies will destroy your soul. — Patricia Briggs

[On her father:] ... in losing him I lost my greatest blessing and comfort, for he was always that to me ... — Teresa Of Avila

A book can only end one of two ways: truthfully or artfully. If it ends artfully, then it never feels quite right. It feels forced, manipulated. If it ends truthfully, then the story ends badly, in death. It's the reason most theories and religions and economic systems break down before you get too far into them
and the reason Buddhism and the Beach Boys make sense to teenagers, because they're too young to know what life really is: a frantic struggle that always ends the same way. The only thing that varies is the beginning and the middle. Life itself always ends badly. — Jess Walter