Theophylactus Quotes & Sayings

This was the greatest gift that he had, the talent that fitted him for war; that ability not to ignore but to despise whatever bad ending there could be. This quality was destroyed by too much responsibility for others or the necessity of undertaking something ill planned or badly conceived. For in such things the bad ending, failure, could not be ignored. It was not simply a possibility of harm to one's self, which could be ignored. He knew he himself was nothing, and he knew death was nothing. He knew that truly, as truly as he knew anything. In the last few days he had learned that he himself, with another person, could be everything. But inside himself he knew that this was the exception. That we have had, he thought. In that I have been most fortunate. That was given to me, perhaps, because I never asked for it. That cannot be taken away nor lost. But that is over and done with now on this morning and what there is to do now is our work. — Ernest Hemingway,

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit - wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. — Gena Showalter

I think," Dr. Stone said, "that when you tried to kill yourself you got in touch with reality for the first time. — Philip K. Dick

Desire leaves us heartbroken; it wears us out. — Ellen Pompeo

The sum of all is, if we would most truly enjoy the gift of Heaven, let us become a virtuous people; then shall we both deserve and enjoy it. While on the other hand, if we are universally vicious and debauched in our manners, though the form of our Constitution carries the face of the most exalted freedom, we shall in reality be the most abject slaves. — Samuel Adams

In sport, part of the game is accepting the umpire's call, no matter how hard that might be. Sometimes the calls go your way, and sometimes they don't. — Dot Richardson

Be yourself,
And take control of your own destiny.
There is nothing more disgraceful in life,
Than living someone else's life. — Mouloud Benzadi

The job he did kept his brain busy enough to cover up the anxiety; to distract him from his dark thoughts. He could deal with lists and finances, any amount of work, any sort of job. That came easy to him. But love? Love was alien and frightening. The anxiety he felt at just the thought of her leaving him made him feel so severely sick sometimes, he couldn't even work. He was so in love with her. — Sarah Michelle Lynch

The only thing people are interested in is people. — Diana Vreeland

A person's life story is equal to what they have plus what they want most in the world, minus what they're actually willing to sacrifice for it. — Craig Clevenger

Low care is what we do while on our knees. Smart care is what makes the growing easier. — Janet Macunovich

Yes," Eli whispered as his inner muscles tightened on my cock. "Right there." A — Sloane Kennedy

Is the carbon molecule lined with thought? — Saul Bellow