Todorov Narrative Theory Quotes & Sayings

Restraint:
"There are three things that must always act restrained.
Even five that should not use violence as their final word:
The diplomat negotiating for his lord,
The teacher instilling knowledge,
The parent dealing with exasperating children,
The officer establishing respect among the troops,
And the wronged seeking justice."
- The Order of Things, Jan Alinckbroodt,
Clinohumite poet philosopher (457 fTF - 620 fTF)(translated by D. J. Kenny) — D.J. Kenny

Between the trees, on gentle and too cleverly irregular slopes of sweet green grass, the bright umbrellas shaded the hotel's guests from the unfaltering radiance of the Lado-Acheson sun. — William Gibson

The fantastic is always a break in the acknowledged order, an irruption of the inadmissible within the changeless everyday legality — Roger Caillois

A moment after the fairy's entrance the window was blown open by the breathing of the little stars, and Peter dropped in. — J.M. Barrie

You can be the happiest you can be in a relationship but can have an urge to be with someone else. I know a lot of people that it has happened to. — Ellie Goulding

People confuse the subject of the joke with the target of the joke, and they're very rarely the same. — Ricky Gervais

I'll fight anyone, at any time! — Oscar Gutierrez

In families, there are no crimes beyond forgiveness. — Pat Conroy

Light and shadow are opposite sides of the same coin. We can illuminate our paths or darken our way. It is a matter of choice. — Maya Angelou

Take that, you scum-sucking snipes. Eat your words and your cruelty. May you drown in it and die. (Nick) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

Are you ready? I'm three blocks past ready. Pardon? Skip it. — Timothy Zahn

If I go a little over the top sometimes, don't worry; That's where all the sunshine is. — Michael Treanor

There's so much guilt there attached to having a perfectly good life. — Emma Forrest