Vandermeer Auto Quotes & Sayings

There is an old Yiddish phrase I find apropos - but not by choice: "Man plans, God laughs." I am a prime example. My life was pretty much laid out for me. I was a basketball star my entire childhood, destined to be an NBA player for the Boston Celtics. But in my very first preseason game, Big Burt Wesson slammed into me and ruined my knee. I tried gamely to come back, but there is a big difference between gamely and effectively. My career was over before I hit the parquet floor. I — Harlan Coben

Spring is the ultimate genius of the existence and the utter ladder of the lovers ascending to the infinity. — Mehmet Murat Ildan

I grew up listening to the quartets and I loved that so much that I wanted to see if I could make music and make it happen. It was just a series of events ... me going to concerts and saying "I think I can do that". — Bill Gaither

A man who does not lick his lips, can he blame the harmattan for drying them? — Chinua Achebe

The people who reach the end of their days must leave others to live out the end of their days without them.
It is very, very difficult to be the one who has to stay behind and live without them. — Fredrik Backman

After the break up of the municipality and the loss of his income my father lost health and spirits. — Catherine Helen Spence

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been requested to assist in the investigation of reported sightings of flying disks ... — J. Edgar Hoover

Whereas militant Christianity triumphs over all, generative Christianity transforms the world through humble service to all. It is not about victory; it is about following Christ in order to seed human community with grace. — Diana Butler Bass

Social environment in childhood affects achieved adult height, life chances, and ultimately mortality rates in adult life. ( ... ) ... social circumstances acting in childhood do have a persisting effect on adult disease rates, in addition to influences acting in adulthood. — Michael Marmot