Tatarsky Biftek Quotes & Sayings

Death is not the end of things, my sister. It is the beginning of a greater adventure than this small life you cherish can hold. And beyond these shores of death, there are great ships that fly from the golden seas to the skies of pearl. — Douglas Clegg

I am surprised you shd. say fancy and aesthetic tastes have led me to my present state of mind: these wd. be better satisfied in the Church of England, for bad taste is always meeting one in the accessories of Catholicism. — Gerard Manley Hopkins

Premature success gives one an almost mystical conception of destiny as opposed to will power-at its worst the Napoleonic delusion. — F Scott Fitzgerald

I don't have any feeling of accomplishment about anything unless there's a lot of risk to it. — Mario Andretti

There was no one thing in the world that she desired. There was no human being whom she wanted near her except Robert; and she even realized that the day would come when he, too, and the thought of him would melt out of her existence, leaving her alone. — Kate Chopin

If we want a better original idea, we must generate our own before we screen others' suggestions. — Adam Grant

When I was on 'SNL,' I was getting weirdly anxious about being on camera, which I had never really done before. And so my solution was just to not watch my stuff. And then I found out that other actors do it, too, and I felt less weird about it. — Bill Hader

Right around my first year of college - I remember "Song of Solomon," by Toni Morrison, just moved me tremendously. The power of language and how it can peel back truths, bring things to the surface. So I learned a lot from fiction. — Barack Obama

Denying self isn't a one-time thing, but a daily task. — Trip Lee

The great do not always prevail. — Aesop

As many authors have said, if the writer is not surprised by events, then chances are that the reader will not be either, and grow bored. — Paul Di Filippo

I loved you then. I love you now. And I always will. — Whitney Gracia Williams