Sister Departing Quotes & Sayings

I wondered
not for the first time
whether one was ever justified in neglecting the welfare of one's own family in order to fight for the welfare of others. Can there be anything more important than looking after one's aging mother? Is politics merely a pretext for shirking one's responsibilities, an excuse for not being able to provide in the way one wanted? — Nelson Mandela

She did not know what sort of person he was. But she thought---she hoped---that he would hold her trust as the fragile, precious thing it was. — Theresa Romain

The ability to take a walk from one point to the next point, that is half the battle won. — Maira Kalman

Fear has been good to yours truly. — Robert Englund

It looks a lot better from up here than it does down there, dont it?
Yes. It does.
There's a lot of things look better at a distance.
Yeah?
I think so. I guess there are. The life you've lived, for one.
Yeah. Maybe what of it you aint lived yet, too. — Cormac McCarthy

I'm 47, You learn life is short and it's not worth doing something if you don't enjoy it. — Trisha Yearwood

What a thing of fantasy a woman may become after dusk. — Honore De Balzac

All our "most sacred affections " are merely prosaic habit. — Cesare Pavese

I think I can be beautiful with all the little stuff done, and I can be ugly. A lot of attractive actresses can't be ugly. — Juliette Lewis

There's no doubt in my mind that 'Slam' is going to be huge. It's a film about the power of language. People are going to see this and get blown away. — Saul Williams