To Build A Fire Realism Quotes & Sayings

Seven hundred thousand men are said to have perished in the first two expeditions, which had been thus commenced and carried on by the pious zeal of the Christian church, and in the total amount, several million were found numbered with the dead: the awful effects of religious fanaticism presuming upon the aid of heaven. — Elihu Palmer

Katie had slept through morning mass but she could still go to confession and make an effort to banish her unholy and unhealthy thoughts. Mother never asked what she was thinking and feeling on these trips; she just assumed that anything Katie had on her mind was dirty and sinful. — Carol Storm

Feeling better" became my new job. Pretty — Ransom Riggs

My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations. — John Green

The meaning of words has become so blurred by past usage that 'abstract' is identified with 'vague' and 'unreal,' and 'inwardness' with a sort of traditional beatitude ... The conception of the word 'plastic' has also been limited by individual interpretations. — Piet Mondrian

Indecision and reveries are the anesthetics of constructive action — Sylvia Plath

Late-19th-century America, with all its chaotic change and immense potential, seems to have been the perfect place to become not someone else, but someone new. — Candice Millard

So, he hates women." "No," she said, looking off in thought. "He's just sworn them off. Doesn't want to get hurt again, I imagine. — Jamie McGuire

Gray areas are just the inability to distinguish between darkness and light. — Ron Brackin

Because sometimes it's just so good that it's like all they have to do is touch you and, you are 50,000 degrees hot for them. — Lauren Blakely