Vasilevsky Ostrov Quotes & Sayings

Into the Volcano (Wood 2008) holds out the promise of — Teri S. Lesesne

I don't doubt that a man can live perfectly well on his own, but I'm convinced that he begins to die as soon as he closes the door of his house behind him. — Jose Saramago

The doctrine (of) maintaining that the language of daily life, with words used in their ordinary meanings, suffices for philosophy ... I find myself totally unable to accept ... Because it makes almost inevitable the perpetuation amongst philosophers of the muddle-headedness they have taken over from common sense. — Bertrand Russell

Freedom is for fun. — P. J. O'Rourke

I had hit on the most positive solution to the world's most negative problems. What we needed were a bunch of little, hairy Hobbits! Not large armies of Gondoreans and Rohirrim, just beer drinking, song-singing, riddle-solving, barrel-riding, pipe-weed-smokin', second-breakfast-eatin', long-walkin' Hobbits! — Steve Bivans

We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them a complete surprise. — Buffalo Bill

My goal, though, is to leave good when I'm gone. — Laura Vosika

And then I knew I didn't love Amy anymore — Gillian Flynn

Do you know how painful it is to tell someone you love him and not hear him say it back? — Monica Denise Brown

I was on a very bumpy plane ride, an overnight flight. I was so miserable, and I pulled out 'David Copperfield,' and I forgot how scared and tired I was, and I thought, 'This is what reading should be.' I'm utterly transported out of my current situation. — Jennifer Egan