Strasbourg Born Quotes & Sayings

Odd, what a strange thing trust was. A week or so ago, she'd never have trusted Mr. Clark, not for the slightest instant. In that time, little had changed. He was still a blackmailer, still a forger. He was likely even still a liar.
But he'd saved her last night, and now they knew things of each other - things that seemed more important than such details as the name he'd been born with, or the nature of his revenge. He knew she had nightmares about the lock hospital; she knew he'd been in a fire brigade in Strasbourg. — Courtney Milan

Another thing about pain - it renders you incapable of bullshit. — Gwen Mitchell

Whoa!" Steve exclaimed upon walking into the inner sanctum of the diamond mine. There were diamonds everywhere. — Hannah Elise

A fiddler on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? But here, in our little village of Anatevka, you might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof trying to scratch out a pleasant, simple tune without breaking his neck. It isn't easy. You may ask 'Why do we stay up there if it's so dangerous?' Well, we stay because Anatevka is our home. And how do we keep our balance? That I can tell you in one word: tradition! — Sheldon Harnick

I need another drink!" I said as a second attempt to change the subject.
"Shots!" America yelled.
Shepley rolled his eyes. "Oh, yeah. That's what you need, another shot. — Jamie McGuire

I know what I want in life and I will do whatever it takes to get it. — Les Brown

Do not forget this: the Lord never wearies of forgiving! We are the ones who weary of asking for forgiveness. — Pope Francis

When you're dealing with killing people and things that are upsetting, that can be a delicate place to occupy yourself for a day. — James Purefoy

The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at playThrough the meadow land toward a closing doorA door marked "nevermore" that wasn't there before — Johnny Mercer

Controlled time is our true wealth. — R. Buckminster Fuller

Those with power are frequently least aware of
or least willing to acknowledge
its existence [and] those with less power are often most aware of its existence. — Lisa Delpit

There hasn't been a lot written about it in the Western media. But in the Arab world, and Western Asia as a whole, Baghdad was always known as a famously bookish, intellectual city. There's an old saying that Cairo writes, Beirut publishes, and Baghdad reads. — Annia Ciezadlo

Women are much more comfortable making their own style rules now. They want pieces that will make their busy lives easier. — Michael Kors

I'd like to do radio just like pictures - leave the imperfect stuff on the cutting-room floor. — Al Jolson

I'll never forget my 24th birthday when my tooth got punched out. And for a second I was like, it would be really hilarious if I sold it on eBay. But I can't, that's just too creepy. I don't think I can go there. — Evan Rachel Wood

Living never wore one so much as the effort not to live. — Anais Nin