Whitlatch Quotes & Sayings

Let sovereignty be granted us over a portion of the earth's surface large enough to satisfy our rightful requirements as a nation. The rest we shall manage for ourselves. — Theodor Herzl

Vodou says, there's God, sure, Gran Met, but He's big, too big and too far away to worry Himself if your ass is poor, or you can't get laid. Come on, man, you know how this works, it's street religion, came out of a dirt-poor place a million years ago. Vodou's like the street. Some duster chops out your sister, you don't go camp on the Yakuza's doorstep, do you? No way. You go to somebody, though, who can get the thing done. — William Gibson

A weapon based on Time ... " mused Viktor Mulciber. "Well, why not? The one force no one knows how to defeat, resist, or reverse. It kills all forms of life sooner or later. With a Time-weapon you could become the most feared person in history."
"I'd rather be loved," said Root.
Mulciber shrugged. "You're young. — Thomas Pynchon

Giving generously in romantic relationships, and in all other bonds, means recognizing when the other person needs our attention. Attention is an important resource. — Bell Hooks

I avoid looking at anyone as I take tiny spoonfuls of fish soup. The saltiness reminds me of my tears. — Suzanne Collins

If I want to pursue the art of painting - or music or writing or sculpture - it requires only my time and a few dollars for materials. If, however, I want to produce a motion picture I have to go out and raise a million dollars! — Orson Welles

In the 1950s, I proposed the survivor method of determining the efficient sizes of enterprises, and worked on delivered price systems, vertical integration, and similar topics. — George Stigler

The man who lives in contact with what he believes to be a living Church is a man always expecting to meet Plato and Shakespeare to-morrow at breakfast. He is always expecting to see some truth that he has never seen before. — G.K. Chesterton

Every short story is an experiment - what one must ask is not only, did it come off, but was it, as an experiment, worth making? — Elizabeth Bowen

For God opens the doors of truth to him who knocks with the hand of faith — Kahlil Gibran

Only a fool would leave the enjoyment of rainbows to the opticians. Or give the science of optics the last word on the matter. — Edward Abbey

It's the duty of all novelists, all painters, all musicians, all people who try to make art move: to look for something they feel authentically, without paying attention to styles. — Nathalie Sarraute

Something terrible happened and people began to shake. It was the reminder that frightened them; the reminder of just how close to the edge we are in life, always, at every moment. — Alexander McCall Smith

Don't be afraid of your dark places," Mom told her. "If you can shine a light on them, you'll find treasure there. — Jeannette Walls