Walt Flanagan Quotes & Sayings

I want the troops from Great Britain and the U.S. to be successful, but by the same token, Afghanistan has always been a screw-up. — Clint Eastwood

A riveting and realistic portrayal of space travel gone wrong, and of a crew who must fight for their survival. Bones Burnt Black is exciting, and expertly told. A must-listen. — J. C. Hutchins

I wonder now about Demeter and Persephone. Maybe Persephone was glad to run off with the king of death to his underground realm, maybe it was the only way she could break away from her mother, maybe Demeter was a bad parent the way Lear was a bad parent, denying nature, including the nature of children to leave their parents. Maybe Persephone thought Hades was the infinitely cool older man who held the knowledge she sought, maybe she loved the darkness, the six months of winter, the sharp taste of pomegranates, the freedom from her mother, maybe she knew that to be truly alive death had to be part of the picture just as winter must. It was as the queen of hell that she became an adult and came into power. Hades's realm is called the underworld, and so are the urban realms of everything outside the law. And as in Hopi creation myths, where humans and other beings emerge from underground, so it's from the underground that culture emerges in this civilization. — Rebecca Solnit

Stepparenting is like working at a late-night convenience store - all of the responsibility and none of the authority. — Valerie J. Lewis Coleman

There are so many things to talk about between black people, Hispanic people, white people, gay people, men, women, it's all based on fear. We all have fears, this thing that stops us from embracing as we are one. We are never going to be one. People are messed up, but humor lets us see how ignorant we can be. — Marlon Wayans

Truly?" His face held such a tender look. It made her heart trip over itself. — Melanie Dickerson

This is a hard planet, and we're a vulnerable species. And all I can do is pray: Help. When — Anne Lamott

Every time your faith is strengthened as you hear the Word, release it through your mouth to receive your miracle, for God's Word is out to prosper you! — Joseph Prince

There is nothing so aggravating as a fresh boy who is too old to ignore and too young to kick. — Kin Hubbard