Willenborg 1917 Quotes & Sayings

His wounds, incidentally, must have healed up by now, he felt no handicap anymore, which was astonishing; for, as recalled, after he had nicked his finger with a knife over a month ago, the injury had still been hurting the day before yesterday. "Am I less sensitive now?" he wondered, greedily sucking at the cheese, which had promptly exerted a more emphatic attraction on him than any of the other food. His eyes watered with contentment as he gulped down the cheese, the vegetables, and the sauce in rapid succession. By contrast, he did not relish the fresh foods, he could not even stand their smells, and he actually dragged the things he wanted to eat a short distance away. — Franz Kafka

If you're not overprepared, you're underprepared. — Robin Sharma

Whatever men you take, keep the idea of man intact: let your soul wait whether your body does or not. — D.H. Lawrence

A day with out sun shine is like ... night — Steve Martin

Curiosity is an enormous challenge to godly living. — Max Anders

Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere. — Elizabeth Hardwick

We know from the truths of evolution and ecology that we are all related and interdependent. Anthropomorphism (crediting animals with human emotions and traits) is, however, outdated. Rather we know that we are like animals. — Michael Fox

I don't want to be in love but you're makin' me — Jonny Lang

If you don't cultivate your promise land you won't get anything from it. — Sunday Adelaja

Isn't it fascinating that Nazis always manage to adopt the word freedom? — Stieg Larsson

Understanding evil as the absence of Light does not require you to become passive, or to disregard evil actions or evil behavior. If you see a child being abused, or a people being oppressed, for example, it is appropriate that you do what you can to protect the child, or to aid the people, but if there is not compassion in your heart also for those who abuse and oppress - for those who have no compassion - do you not become like them? Compassion is being moved to and by acts of the heart, to and by the energy of love. — Gary Zukav

I feel like I'm addicted to the printed word. — Paula Danziger

Yea, and ye need not any longer hiss, nor spurn, nor make game of the Jews, nor any of the remnant of the house of Israel; for behold, the Lord remembereth his covenant unto them, and he will do unto them according to that which he hath sworn. — The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints

I always knew I wanted to be an actor. I was talented in college but not the most talented. But I knew I wanted to do it, and that intention got me there and kept me there. — Susanna Thompson

In her experience, the places one set off for were usually still there no matter when one arrived; it would be different, naturally enough, if towns, villages, houses moved - then one might have a real reason to hurry - but they did not. — Alexander McCall Smith