Sledovn Letadel Quotes & Sayings

If I describe a person's physical appearance in my writing, which I often do, especially in fiction, I never say someone is "black" or "white." I may describe the color of their skin - black eyes, beige skin, blue eyes, dark skin, etc. But I'm not talking about race. — Jamaica Kincaid

I'm still of the same mind. For many years I've been ashamed, mortally ashamed, of having been, even with the best intentions, even at many removes, a murderer in my turn. As time went on, I merely learned that even those who were better than the rest could not keep themselves nowadays from killing or letting others kill, because such is the logic by which they live, and that we can't stir a finger in this world without the risk of bringing death to somebody. Yes, I've been ashamed ever since I have realized that we all have the plague, and I have lost my peace. And today I am still trying to find it; still trying to understand all those others and not to be the mortal enemy of anyone. I only know that one must do what one can to cease being plague stricken, and that's the only way in which we can hope for some peace or, failing that, a decent death. — Albert Camus

For whatever be the knowledge which we are able to obtain of God, either by perception or reflection, we must of necessity believe that He is by many degrees far better than what we perceive Him to be. — Origen

It is men's worst fear, personally and professionally, that women will pin the sin on them. — Maureen Dowd

What you feel like eating at any given moment is what you should have. — Ferran Adria

Never fuck someone you work with. — Santino Hassell

My name's Jennifer Ellison and one day I'm going to be famous! — Jennifer Ellison

She ne'er was really charming till she died. — Terence

To die before one fears to die may be a boon. — Emily Dickinson