Tollington Pub Quotes & Sayings

Remember that girl who gave up? Yeah, neither does anyone else — Anonymous

Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity. — Saint Augustine

it is a monstrous thing, to slay a unicorn — J.K. Rowling

Differences, we know, are never so effectually laid asleep as by some common calamity; an enemy unites all to whom he threatens danger. — Samuel Johnson

Disaster beats stasis. Better a rolling stone than a moss-covered rock ... — Evan Harris

The man who has successfully solved the problem of his relations with the two worlds of data and symbols is a man who has no beliefs. With regard to the problems of practical life he entertains a series of working hypotheses, which serve his purposes, but are taken no more seriously than any other kind of tool or instrument. In other words, symbols should never be raised to the rank of dogmas, nor should any system be regarded as more than a provisional convenience. — Aldous Huxley

What she knew was sand and wind and innumerable stars. The rumble in a camel's throat as it swayed over shifting dunes, its trappings jingling in time with its steps beneath her. She knew the sting of thirst and the taste of dried fruit, the glare of sun and the frigid, bone-numbing cold of the air when the sun gave her throne over to the moon. She knew that, to survive, one must often revise one's caliber, and one must completely depend upon Jesus Christ. — V.S. Carnes

I was surprised how I was feeling on the court because I was focused only on the point and on the game and not on the final. — Petra Kvitova

Tall women are attracted to my littleness. I have a lot of tall female friends. They like how I am always looking up to them and I like having the option to jump into their pocket if I want to hide. — Amy Poehler

Good," Colin muttered, taking a bite. "I'm famished." "How can you think of food?" Gregory said angrily. "I always think of food," Colin replied, his eyes searching the table until he located the butter. "What else is there?" "Your wife," Benedict drawled. — Julia Quinn

Within the human being there exists both the needful and the needed. You know that the needful exists in you. Your own dissatisfaction tells you so. But you believe the needed is somewhere outside of you. — Guy Finley

No tennis player is perfect. Even if you're world #1, I don't think, you still have things to improve on, and I'm not even close to that. So I am going to have weaknesses in my game; I am going to have strengths in my game, but I still have time to develop a lot of things, hopefully, and we'll see how it goes. — Sania Mirza

Trying to understand people is like interpreting dreams. — GEORGEOS C. AWGERINOS

You want some sweet and lovely things, Tessa, but be careful. Other people can't always give you what you want. — Jenny Downham

The snow that began at midafternoon had faded the sign's virulent yellow to a kinder pastel shade as the light ran out of the January dusk. — Stephen King