Tim Krabbe Quotes & Sayings

The Titanic was in more senses than one a fool's paradise. There is nothing that man can build that nature cannot destroy, and far as he may advance in might and knowledge and cunning, her blind strength will always be more than his match. — Filson Young

So what's the big picture about our lust for sex?
We're not trying to acquire something. We want to feel something: Alive. Electrically, intensely, blazingly alive. Good. Bad. Pleasure. Pain. Bring it on
all of it.
For people who live small, I guess enough of that can be found in sex.
But for those of us who live large, the most alive we ever feel is when we're punching air with a fist, uncurling our middle finger with a cool smile, and flipping Death the big old bird. — Karen Marie Moning

A misunderstanding?" Elizabeth echoed. "With an anvil?"
"Oh, stop," Harriet admonished her. "I think he looks very dashing."
"As if he dashed into an anvil. — Julia Quinn

Everything inside me wanted to throw a typical Maddox tantrum, but Abby needed me to man up for the moment. — Jamie McGuire

If you put junk in, you're going to get junk out; but if you find inspiration, you're going to come up with things that you would never think of otherwise. Your lungs breathe even when you don't think about it. Your heart pumps without your help. Your brain is working on ideas and solutions even when you don't realize it. — Lucas Carlson

One of the nice things about having a lover, it makes you think about everything anew. The rest of your life becomes a kind of movie, flat and even rather funny. — John Updike

True. The school admin decided that a girls clothes were more important than her education. — Svetlana Chmakova

Nothing's gonna stop me from floating — Tori Amos

Have your cake and eat it ... there's no other reason to have a cake — Derren Brown

Tourists and locals are watching from sidewalk cafes. Non-racers. The emptiness of those lives shocks me. — Tim Krabbe

Racing is licking your opponent's plate clean before starting on your own — Tim Krabbe

Don't be discouraged if your children reject your advice. Years later they will offer it to their own offspring. — Oscar Wilde

Road racing imitates life, the way it would be without the corruptive influence of civilization. When you see an enemy lying on the ground, what's your first reaction? To help him to his feet. In road racing, you kick him to death — Tim Krabbe

Nature is an old lady with few friends these days, and those who wish to make use of her charms, she rewards passionately. — Tim Krabbe

Sometimes,
you must refrain from doing things you want so bad. — Toba Beta

In war one must lean on an obstacle in order to overcome it. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The American people might have a criminal syndicate running their government. — Cynthia McKinney

She has the blood of a wolf," said Joffrey. "And you have the wits of a goose," said Tyrion. — George R R Martin