Vuokko Numesniemi Quotes & Sayings

The goose we retained until this morning, when there were signs that, in spite of the slight frost, it would be well that it should be eaten without delay. Its finder has carried it off therefore to fulfil the ultimate destiny of a goose. — Arthur Conan Doyle

So, uh, just to be clear," said Calo, "none of us are going to be fighting Jean?" "Not unless you're inconceivably stupid. — Scott Lynch

Can a truly absurd universe so convincingly mimic a meaningful one? — Paul Davies

In the digital world, he who hesitates is abandoned. So you have to generate 3-D excitement with as many devices as you can find. — Howard Stringer

The maintenance of secrecy in the matter, the confining all knowledge of it for a time to the place where the homicide occurred, the quarter-deck cabin; in these particulars lurked some resemblance to the policy adopted in those tragedies of the palace which have occurred more than once in the capital founded by Peter the Barbarian. — Herman Melville

We have traveled through space and time. We have been many places. Visited many worlds. And there is good news: the acoustics everywhere are terrific. — Libba Bray

I got no pride on the hole. It's a par-5 and I play it that way. A four is a birdie. — Lee Trevino

There was something special about the way his eyes met mine, the way his hands felt on my skin. It hit me like a ton of bricks when I realized that it was because he saw me, the woman, not the princess. I never thought that would happen, and the feeling was intoxicating. — Nichole Chase

There is no need to sally forth, for it remains true that those things which make us human are, curiously enough, always close at hand. Resolve, then, that on this very ground, with small flags waving and tiny blasts on tiny trumpets, we shall meet the enemy, and not only may he be ours, he may be us. — Walt Kelly

And you know once a man has fished, or watched the thrushes hovering in flocks over the village in the bright, cool, autumn days, he can never really be a townsman, and to the day of his death he will be drawn to the country. — Anton Chekhov

I gotta tell you, Davidson, I'm impressed," he said. "That took balls."
"Please," I said with a snort, "that took ovaries. Of which I have two."
"Have I mentioned that I'm a licensed gynecologist? If your ovaries ever need anything ... — Darynda Jones

Asleep you can experience many hours whilst only a few waking moments have passed. This is why dreams are an ideal platform for training. — Wayne Gerard Trotman

Because all the brilliant ones- they can sing it and they can paint it, but they can't do it. You can't expect them to love you. — Dakota Lane