Villa Montessori Quotes & Sayings

A writer must be willing to leave oneself behind in order to explore new territories of the mind and unearth primordial truths that startle and frighten us. — Kilroy J. Oldster

As long as the incomes of the various classes of contemporary society remain beyond the reach of scientific inquiry, there can be no hope of producing a useful economic and social history. — Thomas Piketty

But I shot the dog myself. I took him into the barn holding on to his collar. He knew something bad was going to happen, and he rolled over on to his back and showed me his puppy-pink tummy and widdled a bit, quite certain these devices for deflecting aggression would work. I tickled him behind his ear and said, 'Sorry, old son. I'm human-we're not like that. — Pat Barker

Satellite imagery is the only way we can map the looting patterns effectively. — Sarah Parcak

The ungrown glories of his beamy hair. — Joseph Addison

He smiled, a little smile, but the sight of it made my breathing speed up. I've always needed you. For my entire life,' I said in a whisper,'and I'm always going to need you. — Sarah Alderson

Kids are clever and full of fun but, oh, they can be a terrible nuisance! — Alice Provensen

Better than glory, or honors, or fame, (Though I am striving for those to-day) To know that some heart will cherish my name, And think of me kindly, with blessings, alway. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Little-known fact: When the stock exchange closes, the guy who comes out on the balcony with that big hammer slams it on the head of the person who lost the most money that day. — George Carlin

A cautionary tale I had carried with me from China, and which I firmly believed, was that anyone who attempted to have a foreign lover would be drugged and carted back to China in a jute sack. — Jung Chang

You don't understand the things I do, but I do have my reasons. They're not your reasons, so they're not real to you, but they're real to me, and that's enough. — Tom Topor

The day I got called up to the majors I wasn't feeling well. I had gone out with my friends for 'sodas' the night before. — John Flaherty