Valrak Quotes & Sayings

But the fact is, death is not a confrontation. It is simply an event in the sequence of nature's ongoing rhythms. Not death but disease is the real enemy, disease the malign force that requires confrontation. Death is the surcease that comes when the exhausting battle has been lost. Even the confrontation with disease should be approached with the realization that many of the sicknesses of our species are simply conveyances for the inexorable journey by which each of us is returned to the same state of physical, and perhaps spiritual, nonexistence from which we emerged at conception. Every triumph over some major pathology, no matter how ringing the victory, is only a reprieve from the inevitable end. — Sherwin B. Nuland

I think it's because we're looking for the meaning. Where is the meaning? We have mindless jobs, we take frantic vacations, deficit finance trips to the mall to buy more things that we think are going to fill these holes in our lives. Is it any wonder that we've lost our sense of direction? — Matthew McConaughey

That which is clearly known hath less terror than that which is but hinted at and guessed. — Arthur Conan Doyle

I am a man. And I am former baby and a future skeleton, and I am a distant future pile of dust. — Demetri Martin

Max," Jace said. "Max, I'm so sorry. — Cassandra Clare

Never put off writing until you are better at it. — Gary Henderson

Suffering reveals to us the two things that ultimately matter: that we are weak but He is strong. — Tullian Tchividjian

Clothes and courage have so much to do with each other. — Sara Jeannette Duncan

This might sound masochistic or narcissistic, I don't know, but when I'm not playing the game, the validations I feel about life are always through the hardships. I relate more to sadness, in a lot of ways, when I'm not playing. — Abby Wambach

That was not what men and women fought for during the war. — Barbara Castle

What are you doing now?" Al questioned "Seeing if your circumcision is gone? It is.
My expression went blank, and Trent hesitated.
He looked at me, and I put a hand to my mouth, face flaming. "Oh. My. God. Trent. I'm sorry"
"Um" Trent said, clearly at a loss.
"Call me tomorrow," Al said seriously, "I've got a curse that will take care of that. Unless you like the snake in a turtleneck look — Kim Harrison

Okay, can somebody quickly just summarize for the shotgun department who it's okay and not okay to shoot? — David Wong

Roses are the only flowers at garden-parties; the only flowers that everybody is certain of knowing. — Katherine Mansfield

I know where I'm going to be, I'm not traveling here and there and everywhere. That didn't necessarily prompt me to it but it definitely opened up my mind of saying okay, maybe this is a good time to do this. — Nia Long

Part of being married is knowing when your husband needs your support. — Khloe Kardashian