Shermaine Martina Quotes & Sayings

There was no whimsical 'sip of wine at Thanksgiving' for us kids while we were still teenagers. This was the Clinton era, and my parents were already worried about the moral deterioration of the country. — Mindy Kaling

What a weak, credulous, incredulous, unbelieving, superstitious, bold, frightened, what a ridiculous world ours is, as far as concerns the mind of man. How full of inconsistencies, contradictions and absurdities it is. I declare that taking the average of many minds that have recently come before me ... I should prefer the obedience, affections and instinct of a dog before it. — Michael Faraday

The simplest man with passion will be more persuasive than the most eloquent without. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

God's got a lot of explaining to do. Of course, God never explains. When life breaks your heart, you're just supposed to pick up the pieces and start all over, I guess. — Mary Doria Russell

It's nice to see how the suffering goes away in time. It always does — Kathrin Schmidt

The past shouts at you, the ugly words or actions echo down across the years. — Roland Merullo

Boys look at us like we look at horses: color, height, eyes. tail. They can't help but have preferences. — Chris Bohjalian

I don't write my own publicity materials, I just read 'em and give 'em the OK. — John Darnielle

Conscience gets a lot of credit that really belongs to cowardice. — Evan Esar

When you work with chains or any kind of weapons, or just when you're using hand-to-hand combat, you are going to get hurt. — Lucy Liu

I think Lena Dunham is a very bright and very interesting writer, and what she's accomplished at such a young age absolutely impresses me. — Roxane Gay

This is the meanest thing anyone's ever done to me," I said, through my tear-clogged throat. "I want you to know that." But even as the words were leaving my mouth, I knew it wasn't true. In the grand, historical scheme of things, my father leaving us was doubtlessly worse. Which is one of the many things that sucked about my father?? he forever robbed me of the possibility of telling another man, This is the worst thing that's ever happened to me, and meaning it. — Jennifer Weiner

It, is best served not by mules but by free men. The purpose of abolishing grades and degrees is not to punish mules or to get rid of them but to provide an environment in which that mule can turn into a free man. — Robert M. Pirsig