Swiftian Quotes & Sayings

I've always liked TV shows that have slightly unlikable leads, where you root for them in spite of a lot of things. I know it's not common with shows with young people; they have to be so likable. But, I mean, teenagers just generally aren't very likable. I know I wasn't as a teenager. — Bo Burnham

It felt like the most meaningful conversation I had ever had was happening even though no words were exchanged as we looked at each other. — Jay Crownover

A few have become acquainted with Orwell's 1984; because it is both difficult to obtain and dangerous to possess, it is known only to certain members of the Inner Party. Orwell fascinates them through his insight into details they know well, and through his use of Swiftian satire. Such a form of writing is forbidden by the New Faith because allegory, by nature manifold in meaning, would trespass beyond the prescriptions of socialist realism and the demands of the censor. Even those who know Orwell only by hearsay are amazed that a writer who never lived in Russia should have so keen a perception into its life. — Czeslaw Milosz

For he contrasts shadows with revelation, and absence with manifestation. — John Calvin

The natural order will emerge only if we let go of the fear of the disorder, we trust each other. — Judith Malina

Right. Mutation is the trigger that moves evolution forward. So, how do mutations happen? — Koji Suzuki

Up Eorlingas! Fear no darkness! — J.R.R. Tolkien

The things of this world reveal their essential absurdity when they are put in the Venetian context. In the unreal realm of the canals, as in a Swiftian Lilliput, the real world, with its contrivances, appears as a vast folly. — Mary McCarthy

When we observe trials and tribulations in our world, there's even more reason to lighten the heavy load. Sometimes life gets tough and it's disheartening. Never mind happiness; what we genuinely need is joy! God didn't intend for us to be sad or serious all of the time. His word in Proverbs 17:22 (ESV) says, A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. — Dana Arcuri

The war against the war is the only war that shall give you a great honour and a real peace! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Where there are villains, there will be heroes. Just wait. They will come. — Brandon Sanderson