Simurgh Quotes & Sayings

So much of marriage was implicit and nonverbal. Had I gotten so complacent I'd forgotten to communicate? — Jodi Picoult

A foolish man ... built his house upon the sand. — Matthew McConaughey

Then the bowsprit got mixed with the rudder sometimes:
A thing, as the Bellman remarked,
That frequently happens in tropical climes,
When a vessel is, so to speak, snarked. — Lewis Carroll

RABBLE, n. In a republic, those who exercise a supreme authority tempered by fraudulent elections. The rabble is like the sacred Simurgh, of Arabian fable - omnipotent on condition that it do nothing. — Ambrose Bierce

Sisterhood cannot be assumed on the basis of gender; it must be forged in concrete historical and political practice and analysis — Chandra Talpade Mohanty

I knew today was gonna be bad, but I never got close to this — Ian Ayris

How we all love extreme cases and apocalypses, fires, drownings, stranglings, and the rest of it. The bigger our mild, basically ethical, safe middle classes grow the more radical excitement is in demand. Mild or moderate truthfulness or accuracy seems to have no pull at all. — Saul Bellow

Besides, two kinds of people have the courage to make someone else's decisions: the hero, who comes to your rescue when you can't even cry out for help, and the tyrant. The only difference between them is the hero listens. As soon as you can talk, he'll put you down if you say so. — Skyler White

We did not desire or dread the boys in themselves, we only desired and dreaded being wanted or not being wanted. — Zadie Smith

Gratitude's not a natural posture. The prince of darkness is ultimately a spoiled ingrate, and I've spent most of my life as kin to the fist-shaker. — Ann Voskamp