Shakarkandi Quotes & Sayings

I say and maintain, that of all torcheculs, arsewisps, bumfodders, tail-napkins, bunghole cleansers, and wipe-breeches, there is none in the world comparable to the neck of a goose ... — Francois Rabelais

You couldn't learn age, but adulthood was there for all. — Toni Morrison

Simple organisms like bacteria tend more to the Airfix way of life. Their genes are fairly set, coding for just one protein. The more complex an organism becomes, the more the genome begins to resemble LEGO, with a much greater degree of flexibility in how the components are used. And when we think how extraordinary we humans are, it seems reasonable to say, in a nod to certain movie, that at the genetic level 'everything is awesome'. — Nessa Carey

The sole problem was the terrible unawareness. — Edmund S. Phelps

By His death He proved that He possessed life only to hold it, and to spend it, for God. — Andrew Murray

Everyone feels a sense of ownership in creating a Lynn Shelton movie. Lynn chooses amazing people - including the crew. Every person there is committed to making the film the best it can be. — Josh Pais

To some, a cap-and-trade system might sound like a neat approach where the market sorts everything out. But in fact, in some ways it is worse than a tax. With a tax, the costs are obvious. With a cap-and-trade system, the costs are hidden and shifted around. For that reason, many politicians tend to like it. But that is dangerous. — Bjorn Lomborg

A mind once cultivated will not lie fallow for half an hour. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

I went to music school, and I guess I was a difficult, know-it-all type of student. — Bjork

I pity the man who can't cry. — Janny Wurts

The sky was as blue as a stupid postcard, and the islands were as green as islands. — M T Anderson

Beautiful girls should know how to defend themselves against the advances of gentlemen. — Cassandra Clare

Even the darkest nights will end and the sun will rise. — Victor Hugo

What do you think of Poe?"
"He's awful. He was obviously ... what's the term ... 'disappointed in love' at some point. He probably never smiled again. The pages are just bursting with his longing for women to suffer. If he ever met me he'd probably punch me on the nose."
"I think Poe's quite good, actually. The whole casual horror thing. Like someone standing next to you and screaming their head off and you asking them what the fuck and them stopping for a moment to say 'Oh you know, I'm just afraid of death' and then they keep on with the screaming. — Helen Oyeyemi

I would never become an alcoholic like my father because my father deserted us. But diseases, there's no let up. — Malachy McCourt