Selvon Julien Quotes & Sayings

Woman's honor is nice as ermine; it will not bear a soil. — John Dryden

The social phenomenon of economic growth is, thanks to the principle of the conservation of matter, nothing other than the physical phenomenon of increasing resource depletion. — Craig Dilworth

She really needs to believe she's special. I admire that about her. Because you have to believe you're special before you can do anything special — Wendy Wunder

In a way, a garden is the most useless of creations, the most slippery of creations: it is not like a painting or a piece of sculpture - it won't accrue value as time goes on. Time is its enemy' time passing is merely the countdown for the parting between garden and gardener. — Jamaica Kincaid

Accurate scholarship can
unearth the whole offence
from luther untill noe
that has driven a culture mad.
From what occured at linz
what huge imago made
a psychopathic god.
i and the public know
what all schoolchildren learn
those to whom evil is done
do evil in return. — W. H. Auden

Marriage [is] two flawed people coming together to create a space of stability, love and consolation, a haven in a heartless world. — Timothy Keller

Life is seen as an ongoing war between art and philistinism - and although the philistines may win some of the battles, it is literature that always wins the war. — Helon Habila

A steady fuck is good for you. — Paul Auster

Culture, religion, and education, are conspiracies to standardize worldviews. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

A generous action is its own reward. — William Thomas Walsh

I bent down and, and as our lips came together, I understood why people made such a big deal about this. First there was the novelty of it: the weird sensation of my lips pressed against hers, and the warm air sighing in and out of our noses, and the mysterious dark hollows behind our teeth. After that came the disappearing. The walls of the room fell away, the ceiling vanished, and we floated up, up to the stars, suspended in a clear crystal bubble... Our kiss contained us, it contained all of our hopes and fears and wants, and even more. It contained the world: Indians praying to painted gods, and skinny Chinese men pedaling their bicycles to work, and the glossy black water of a bayou at night, where, above it in a soft yellow room, a boy kissed a girl for the very first time while the silver-and-gold sparks of a comet rained down on them...... — George Bishop

[A] smile is the most becoming
ornament that any lady can wear. — Susanna Clarke

Bullets cannot be recalled. They cannot be uninvented. But they can be taken out of the gun. — Martin Amis

Early in the morning, I fell in love with the girl that later on became my wife. At that time, we were so naive. I wanted to charm her, so I read her Capital by Marx. I thought somehow she would be convinced by the strength of his criticism about capital. — Shimon Peres

Challenges are your stepping stones. No one can explore their potential without meeting obstacles. Bear the pressure to emerge like a sparkling diamond. — Anastasia Verg