The Universal Octopus Quotes & Sayings

With his long sharp nails he opened a vein in his breast. When the blood began to spurt out, he took my hands in one of his, holding them tight and with the other ceased my neck and pressed my mouth to the wound so that I must either suffocate or swallow ...
Some of the ... Oh my god ... my god
What have I done? — Bram Stoker

Every day spend at least an hour in a forest to stay healthy, and much more than this, to stay sane in this insane world! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

It must be nice to be righteous; from where I stand it looks like fucking lunacy. — Scott Lynch

Even as we grew up, my mother could not help imposing herself between her children and whatever it was they might take it in mind to reach out for in the world. For she would get it for them, if it was good enough for them
she would have to be very sure
and give it to them, at whatever cost to herself: valiance was in her very fibre. She stood always prepared in herself to challenge the world in our place. She did indeed tend to make the world look dangerous, and so it had been to her. A way had to be found around her love sometimes, without challenging that, and at the same time cherishing it in its unassailable strength. Each of us children did, sooner or later, in part at least, solve this in a different, respectful, complicated way. — Eudora Welty

I employed my wife for three years to sit in the attic and type up my autobiography, 700 pages, organise everywhere I go. I'm paying the normal rate of tax on the money I take out for myself. — Ken Livingstone

There is no such thing as too ordinary to write about, whether that's life or a scene in a novel. What's interesting to people, whether it's memoir or fiction, is the truth. — Augusten Burroughs

Americans are still a fair and just people. They know the difference between racism and race-baiting, between violence and accusations of violence, between hatred and patriotism. Let them weigh the evidence for as long as they need, because when the verdict comes down, we will once again be on the right side. — Glenn Beck

All so-called revealed religions consist mainly of three portions, a cosmogony more or less mythical, a history more or less falsified, and a moral code more or less pure. — Richard Francis Burton

Sometimes it is foolish to articulate an ambition too early
exposing it prematurely to the laughter and skepticism of the world can destroy it before it is even properly born. But sometimes the opposite occurs, and the very act of mentioning a thing makes it suddenly seem possible, even plausible. — Robert Harris

The punk scene in NY was so gritty and nihilistic & I was like ooh I want to do that — Jessica Hagedorn

The sun
shines in a bucket of water
and doesn't
get wet. — Brian Taylor

Understanding one's purpose is the key to success. — Steven Redhead

Speak up for peace, speak up for justice, speak up for freedom, Speak up your mind for truth and help make our world a better place. — Timothy Pina

to come on hereafter, was what — Benjamin Franklin

I didn't know what to say. I knew I had a big choice to make. I could let it all go and try to love him, try to trust him, try to make something lasting and good. He obviously had strong feelings for me or about me. And he wasn't being so bad right now. We could build something sturdy, beautiful. Or I could try to make a dash for the door by crawling under the dining room table.

There was a good chance that he would kill me later either way. — Alexandra Kleeman

Trust, like the lubricant in an engine, is noticed only when it is gone and the motor has seized up. — David Hurst