Tracheas Pierced Quotes & Sayings

My father and my uncle used to be amateur monologuists because their generation grew up with Henry Irving and the like, and they had that style of delivery, of declamation: 'The Belllllls!' What we call 'ham' now, larger than life. — Ron Moody

If you want a man who's commited, go look in a mental hospital. — Alexandra Potter

If you believe in an idea, you don't own you, it owns you. — Raymond Chandler

What is 'cool,' anyway? Maybe it's Warne Marsh, almost totally obscure and penniless, coming in late to a fourth-rate Hollywood nightclub, playing like an angel with a couple of sidemen, but never speaking to or even acknowledging another human being. — Carolyn See

Each thing that exists remains forever, and that very existence of existence is proof of its eternity. But without that realization, which is the knowledge of perfect being, man would never know whether there was existence or non-existence. If eternal existence is altered, then it must become more beautiful; and if it disappears, it must return with more sublime image; and if it sleeps, it must dream of a better awakening, for it is ever greater upon its rebirth. — Khalil Gibran

You want to own your own life," Eric said. "As much as anyone can." "Just when I think you're very simple, you say something complex," Eric said. "Are you complaining?" I tried to smile, failed. "No. — Charlaine Harris

And even at Christmas, there is nothing to be gained by wishing for what one can't possibly have. — Victoria Alexander

It is truly a pure balance when one soul-family member can contribute to another's growth and create a beautiful life together. — James Van Praagh

Until the day we die, our lives are unwritten, which is sometimes a terrifying thought. — Emily Haines

The natural/supernatural distinction itself, and the near-equation of 'supernatural' with 'superstition', are scarecrows that Enlightenment thought has erected in its fields to frighten away anyone following the historical argument where it leads. It is high time the birds learned to take no notice. — N. T. Wright

When Destiny's Child released their first record, I don't think I even noticed. I was still at school, and I had my own life in Houston. — Solange Knowles

I'll say it one last time: Be brave. — Veronica Roth

I'm nothing, not a single thing. The only particle I had, the only tiny thing raising me up, is that I was Ed Slaterton's girlfriend, loved by you for like ten secs, and who cares, so what, and not anymore so how embarrassing for me. — Daniel Handler

Twyla Tharp is not going to take orders from anyone, not even Mozart! — Robert Gottlieb