Serticiously Quotes & Sayings

Architects face this threat, but builders don't. — Matthew B. Crawford

Contrary to assumptions in the law, white America is hardly a monolith. — Jim Webb

A man does not wonder at what he sees frequently, even though he be ignorant of the reason. If anything happens which he has not seen before, he calls it a prodigy. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

Klaus had not told his siblings about the book, because he didn't want to give them false hope. — Lemony Snicket

Writing Part of the Scenery has been a very different experience. I have been reminded of people and events, real and imaginary which have been part of my life. This book is a celebration of the land which means so much to me. — Mary Wesley

Wherever a Scotsman goes, here goes Burns. His grand whole, catholic soul squares with the good of all; therefore we find him in everything, everywhere. — John Muir

Ever since about 3.8 billion years ago, when the first cells began quivering in the primordial ooze, Evolution has produced a nonstop parade of inflatable noses, bizarre genitalia, awkward feeding habits, aggressively antisocial tendencies, and mucus. So much mucus. — Mara Grunbaum

Biology can be said to define possibilities but not determine them; it is never irrelevant but it is also not determinant. — Cordelia Fine

When a man tells a woman there is no chance of a formal, committed, long-term relationship, the only self-respecting response is to take him at his word and move on. — Lynn Coady