Tharsis Quotes & Sayings

It's hard to forget, but forgiveness is something you do for yourself. — Azim Khamisa

On the whole, I would bid you stand up to your work, whatever it may be, and not be afraid of it; not in sorrows or contradictions to yield, but to push on towards the goal. — Thomas Carlyle

Chalmers stopped listening and let his gaze wander over the new city. They were going to call it Nicosia. It was the first town of any size to be built free-standing on the Martian surface; all the buildings were set inside what was in effect an immense clear tent, supported by a nearly invisible frame, and placed on the rise of Tharsis, west of Noctis Labyrinthus. This location gave it a tremendous view, with a distant western horizon punctuated by the broad peak of Pavonis Mons. — Kim Stanley Robinson

If I had admitted my guilt, it would have been the same as putting my head on the chopping block - lifetime ban. Death penalty. I spent my entire life on the baseball fields of America, and I was not going to give up my profession without first seeing some hard evidence ... right or wrong, the punishment didn't fit the crime, so I denied the crime. — Pete Rose

Every minute I decide not to kill you is a minute your life is saved. You owe me everything. — Christina L. Barr

The Bani Yas Arab merchants lived mostly in Deira, on the north side of the creek that divides Dubai. The Persian merchants lived on the south side. The ruler, too, lived on the south side of the creek, in what often is seen as a residential indication of partiality.89 — Michael Herb

Instead, I try to adjust to the dawn, letting the tears fall where they may, because it is morning; it is morning and there is so much to see. — Libba Bray

If reading is heaven then I am the luckiest one to create one for everyone. — Anuj Tiwari

He lies on the couch with only his pants, boots and bandages wrapped around him. I thought about taking off his pants and boots when I sprayed the blood off him in the shower, but decided that I wasn't here to make him comfortable. — Susan Ee

The central drama of my life is about being a fraud, alas. That's a complete lie, really; the central drama of my life is actually about being lonely, and staying thin, but fraudulence gets a fair amount of play. — David Rakoff

Before he could bring his lips together, his teeth fell, no, actually his teeth jumped, out of his mouth. — Maya Angelou

I like these calm little moments before the storm, it reminds me of Beethoven — Gary Oldman

As a young, ambitious novelist, writing for kids never crossed my mind. — Rodman Philbrick