Vafanapoli Quotes & Sayings

The future is always bright; it isn't until you get there that you realize it isn't. — H.M. Ward

He was struck by how lives diverge and by how powerless each of us is up against the force of circumstance. And where does God figure in this? — Philip Roth

Before catechisms can instill a proper humility, small children know the truth that their own existence has caused the world to bloom into being. — Gregory Maguire

Go home, Butch. I'm not going to do anything stupid." [Vishous to Butch]
"Stupider, you mean."
"Semantics are for shit. — J.R. Ward

Before the Titanic, all was quiet. Afterward all was tumult. That is why, to anybody who lived at the time, the Titanic more than any other single event marks the end of the old days, and the beginning of a new, uneasy era. — Walter Lord

SHAME-BASED FAMILIES AND MULTIGENERATIONAL ILLNESS One of the devastating aspects of toxic shame is that it is multigenerational. The secret and hidden aspects of toxic shame form the wellsprings of its multigenerational life. Since it is kept hidden, it cannot be worked out. Families are as sick as their toxic shame secrets. — John Bradshaw

You know, there's a big world out there filled with desperate orphans who would gladly swim across an ocean of thumbtacks just to be eclipsed by the long shadow that is cast by my accomplishments. — Lemony Snicket

Encouragement is the fuel on which hope runs. — Zig Ziglar

A challenge to your bad luck is your confidence. Your confidence, you and your patience is your good luck. — Dhiraj Das

I like being mistaken for someone useful. — Helen Humphreys

Cooking demands attention, patience, and above all, a respect for the gifts of the earth. It is a form of worship, a way of giving thanks. — Judith Jones