Toulemondes Quotes & Sayings

Ninety percent of the time things turn out worse than you thought they would. The other ten percent of the time you had no right to expect that much. — Saint Augustine

The common error of ordinary religious practice is to mistake the symbol for the reality, to look at the finger pointing the way and then to suck it for comfort rather than follow it. — Alan W. Watts

They would do better to say: "Our book," "Our commentary," "Our history," etc., because there is in them usually more of other people's than their own. — Blaise Pascal

I'm a self-made woman. I've never compromised myself. — Nia Long

It's a mistake to read. Television is the only way. — Conan O'Brien

Comprehensive immigration reform would reduce the deficit and help grow the economy. — Scott Peters

Nick leans down and kisses my eyelids. "Loving you, Zara, is a full-time job. It's a great job, don't get me wrong. It's the best job in the universe. But it is not easy, because you tend to . . ."
"Get hurt?" Betty suggests. "Find trouble? Pass out? Break arms?"
"All of the above." Nick laughs.
My hand finds Nick's wrist and I grab onto its thickness. "You know, I'm the patient here. Where's the bedside manner? Where's the sympathy?"
"Zara, sympathy is just a good excuse to buy greeting cards and make sorry eyes and secretly gloat over how glad you are that you aren't the person whose crap is hanging out there for the world to see," Betty says. — Carrie Jones

My soul had the flu. — Cara McKenna

When you're little, your father is your hero. Mine was. Then it all becomes more complicated. — Clare Balding

For me the words should be like a pane of glass that you look through, not at. — Ken Follett

I've always been fond of the advice I once heard from Robert Frank, "Keep your eyes open." — Michael Almereyda

Being innovative is more important than any specific innovation. Innovativeness is a way of thinking. — Pearl Zhu

Until we can comprehend the beguiling beauty of a single flower, we are woefully unable to grasp the meaning and potential of life itself. — Virginia Woolf