Unanticipated Obstacle Quotes & Sayings

I learned to knit in hospital. They give you stuff to do to keep you busy because you're so ill. — Ringo Starr

Some things in life are out of your control. You can make it a party or a tragedy. — Nora Roberts

I can tell it's one of those places where they serve "precious" food - appetizers the size of a mushroom cap, unpronounceable ingredients listed for each menu item that make you wonder if someone sits around making these up: cod semen and wild-fennel pollen; beef cheeks, meringue grits, ash vinaigrette. — Jodi Picoult

Ultimately, all our complaints are directed against God. — Woodrow M. Kroll

The torture of the victim lasted almost half an hour. It began when a man stepped forward and very matter-of-factly sliced off Hose's ears. Then several men grabbed Hose's arms and held them forward so his fingers could be severed one by one and shown to the crowd. Finally, a blade was passed between his thighs, Hose cried in agony, and a moment later his genitals were held aloft. — Philip Dray

Christian Gray visited the Shadowlands and the real Doms laughed him out of the club.
From Chat with Cherise Sinclair 08/17/12 — Cherise Sinclair

I know you can throw holy water on the vampire, but I didn't know you could throw the host." (Sheriff St. John)
I had to smile. "They aren't like little holy grenades. I want the host to give to the Quinlans so they can put one at every windowsill, every doorsill." (Anita Blake) — Laurell K. Hamilton

Little things console us because little things afflict us. — Blaise Pascal

Anatole and I had barely kissed. Most couples in the history of the world had barely kissed. It's when the world changed and people started doing everything else, that's when everybody got divorced. — Ann Brashares

I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success. — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Women know no perfect love:
Loving the strong, they can forsake the strong;
Man clings because the being whom he loves
Is weak and needs him. — George Eliot