Whipsered Quotes & Sayings

I will go," he said. "I will go to Troy."
The rosy gleam of his lip, the fevered green of his eyes. There was not a line anywhere on his face, nothing creased or graying; all crisp. He was spring, golden and bright. Envious death would drink his blood, and grow young again.
He was watching me, his eyes as deep as earth.
"Will you come with me?" he asked.
The never-ending ache of love and sorrow. Perhaps in some other life I could have refused, could have torn my hair and screamed, and made him face his choice alone. But not in this one. He would sail to Troy and I would follow, even into death. "Yes," I whipsered. "Yes."
Relief broke in his face, and he reached for me. I let him hold me, let him press us length to length so close that nothing might fit between us.
Tears came, and fell. Above us, the constellations spun and the moon paced her weary course. We lay stricken and sleepless as the hours passed. — Madeline Miller

As an actor, I have to be fulfilled in the roles that I play; it has to be a journey for me to learn something or involve myself. — Juliette Binoche

You want to be the best at your position. And if people think of me as one of the best ever, that's the ultimate compliment. — Brian Urlacher

Their power to see environments as they really are. — Marshall McLuhan

Don't give your money to the church. They should be giving their money to you. — George Carlin

He now new a number of people but none well. It was easier to have sex with a man than to acquire a friend. — Gore Vidal

You both have grown up feeling as if you weren't properly loved by those who should have loved you the most. People make mistakes. They make wrong choices at the worst moments. Never at any time were you not loved
Know this. Cherish this. Love one another and be courageous enough to live your life and love more. Don't let fear trap you. — Katie McGarry

Suffering, even though it may have happened a long time ago, is something that is passed from one generation to the next to the next, like flexibility or grace or dyslexia. My grandfather had big green eyes, and dimly lit scenes of slaughter, blood on snow, played out behind them all the time, even when he smiled. — Miriam Toews

Among living artists, George Condo may be the most embraced by the powers that be. — Jerry Saltz

Rule number one: Don't fuck with librarians. — Neil Gaiman