Violettes Pour Quotes & Sayings

Oh, what can you do with a man like that? What can you do? How can you dissuade his eye in a crowd from seeking out the cheek with acne, the infirm hand; how can you teach him to respond to the inestimable greatness of the race, the harsh surface beauty of life; how can you put his finger for him on the obdurate truths before which fear and horror are powerless? The sea that morning was iridescent and dark. My wife and my sister were swimming
Diana and Helen
and I saw their uncovered heads, black and gold in the dark water. I saw them come out and I saw that they were naked, unshy, beautiful, and full of grace, and I watched the naked women walk out of the sea. — John Cheever

She, too, had worn a mask in assuming a contempt for him, whilst, as a matter of fact, she completely misunderstood him — Emmuska Orczy

It's very difficult to change the perception people have of you. — Kristin Cavallari

Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe. — Claudia Black

The indulgence of revenge tends to make men more savage and cruel. — Henry Home, Lord Kames

Since the Leeburg Pike [at Tyson's Corner] carries six to eight lanes of fast-moving traffic and the mall lacks an obvious pedestrian entrance, I decided to negotiate the street in my car rather than on foot. This is a problem planners call the 'drive to lunch syndrome,' typical of edge nodes where nothing is planned in advance and all the development takes place in isolated 'pods'. — Dolores Hayden

Making people laugh is the lowest form of comedy. — Michael O'Donoghue

I was one of the haves, and one of the secrets of being a have is not wasting your time on empathy. — Peter S. Beagle