Uncle Vanya Key Quotes & Sayings

My idea of home is not necessarily a place. — Michael Kiwanuka

"Playing" the resources of characterology for the sake of clarification and insight into the structures of actual existence is many times more daunting than playing a piano; it requires the thinking of chords of thoughts, not just isolated simplisms or abstracta; it demands the shaping or encompassing of morphological modes of intelligence that can comprehend gestalten, syndromes, historical and civilizational patterns in which it is not the particulars but their interactive significance (as an ensemble of actualities or principles) that is vital. — Kenny Smith

The only hope for civilization is the greater freedom, development and equality of women. — William Moulton Marston

Never, do you hear me? I will give up my friends, my country, my duty, and even my honor - but never you. — Alyssa Day

[In reference to vaginas] Someone saying you're "too loose"? Maybe that person's previous experience has been with women who weren't aroused (which, in the case of young adults, ins't that unusual) ... Since many people think that penetration is supposed to be painful at first, a lot of them don't know how to wait for full arousal or make penetration comfortable. So, if a partner is saying you're "too loose," either they're simply experiencing a relaxed, aroused partner for the first time, or they're blowing smoke - either because they think it's the thing to say, or they were expecting to feel trapped in a vise, which is not how penetration should feel for either partner. — Heather Corinna

I never did anything, great or small, without obtaining in advance express instructions from Adolf Hitler or any of my superiors. — Adolf Eichmann

Beauty is a great gift of heaven; not for the purpose of female vanity, but a great gift for one who loves, and wishes to be beloved. — Maria Edgeworth

Know the Power that is Peace. — Black Elk