Shortened Achilles Quotes & Sayings

I'm sorry about the smell - that's sort of a litter-box issue. It's tough to have eight cats in a studio apartment, but I think while you're spending the night here - the first of many, many passion-filled nights you'll undoubtedly wish to spend here - you'll find that it's well worth the smell to have the selfless companionship of these seventeen reeking, dander-encrusted animals. I said "eight" before when I meant to say "seventeen." That's the number of cats that I have. — The New Yorker

Kids and adults have sex for many, many reasons ... Put out a question box. — Sue Johanson

My impression is that the elimination of memories greatly reduces the value of the experience. — Daniel Kahneman

Love or hate me, I stay hate free
They say we learn from mistakes, well, that's why they mistake me — Lil' Wayne

Sometimes the things that come out of my mouth are mortifying. — Natasha Lyonne

If a violent person wishes to attack us, let us send him a gentle phrase as this will defuse his violence. — Samael Aun Weor

I propitiated the knife-wielding deities with presents of books. The gifts to them and the head of nursing were also meant to acknowledge that although people get paid to do their jobs, you cannot pay someone to do their job passionately and wholeheartedly. Those qualities are not for sale; they are themselves gifts that can only be given freely, and are in many, many fields. — Rebecca Solnit

We have to define our top priority pending expenditures; these are, first and foremost, our social expenditures, and we have to cut on expenditures that we cannot currently afford. This is the very least we should do in 2015 — Anton Siluanov

When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome. — William James

I've learned that moving away from my closest friends was much, much harder to do than I ever thought it would be. — H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Oh, it's our pleasure," Maryse told her son. She advanced on Alec, her hands out. She reminded Magnus of a bird of prey, talons outstretched, overcome by hunger. "What do you say," she said in an alarmingly sweet voice, "you let me hold the baby? I'm the one in the room with the most experience with babies, after all." "That's not true, Alec," said Robert. "That is not true! I was very involved with all of you when you were young. I'm excellent with babies." Alec blinked at his father, who had appeared by Alec's side with Shadowhunter speed. "As I recall," Maryse said, "you bounce them." "Babies love that," Robert claimed. "Babies love bouncing. — Cassandra Clare

One wood mouse can nibble a large hole. — Carol Kendall

I would like to hear Elliot Carter's Fourth String Quartet, if only to discover what a cranky prostate does to one's polyphony. — James Sellars

High tech needs to be complemented by high touch. — Richard N. Bolles