Sweet Proposal Quotes & Sayings

You will learn it," spoke Vasudeva, "but not from me. The river has taught me to listen, from it you will learn it as well. The river knows everything, everything can be learned from it. See, you've already learned this from the water too, that it is good to strive downwards, to sink, to seek depth. The rich and elegant Siddhartha is becoming an oarsman's servant, the learned Brahmin Siddhartha becomes a ferryman: this has also been told to you by the river. You'll learn that other thing from it as well." Siddhartha — Hermann Hesse

Without peace, there is no freedom, individual or national. War and hostilities are a form of slavery. — Klas Pontus Arnoldson

The birth of a man is the birth of his sorrow. — Thomas Merton

Rich men are resolved to be astonished at nothing. When they see a masterpiece, they must needs at one glance recognize some flaw to dispense them from admiration, a vulgar emotion. — Honore De Balzac

A boy's will is the wind's will. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I teach at Caltech and oversee a research laboratory there. In general, I find that the majority of young people are excited by the prospects of research, but they soon discover that in the current market, many doctorate-level scientists are holding temporary positions or are unemployed. — Ahmed Zewail

Angels encourage men and women of faith, and they are our "fellow servants" (Revelation 22:9). — Benny Hinn

I'd like to say that parody is a celebration of a person's specific characteristics, as opposed to mockery. — Ana Gasteyer

Remember this! It is never an entire people who is cruel; it is merely individuals who exert their will on others. — Sujata Massey

We are all in "the perpetual quest for keeping oneself occupied, entertained, and important - which burns at the edge of addiction. — Jana Richman

He froze. "I . . ." Then, as he searched my face with wonder, he slid from his seat and down to one knee. "My sweet, lovely Anna. I love you . . . and I want to marry you. But only if you want to. Do you? I mean, will you? Marry me?"
Be still my heart. His proposal was so adorably awkward that I had to laugh, sliding out of my chair so I could face him on my knees, too. I grabbed his face and kissed him for saying exactly what I needed to hear. We kissed once, twice, three times before he pulled back.
"Does it always take this long for someone to answer? It's making me bloody nervous."
I looked into his eyes. "Yes, Kai. I'll marry you. — Wendy Higgins

Judith hated nostalgia. It was just the waiting room for death. — Paul Cornell

You say that every morning."
Miles shrugged. "You're late every morning."
"Then wake me up sooner."
"I have a better idea - why don't you go to sleep when I tell you to?"
"I'm not tired then. I'm only tired in the mornings."
"Join the club. — Nicholas Sparks

Shall the day of parting be the day of gathering?
And shall it be said that my eve was in truth my dawn? — Kahlil Gibran

Art is at least in part a way of collecting information about the universe. — Rebecca West