Wl Bateman Quotes & Sayings

A child dragging bent useless legs is crawling up the hill outside the village. Nose to the stones, goat dung, and muddy trickles, she pulls herself along like a broken cricket. We falter, ashamed of our strong step, and noticing this, she gazes up, clear-eyed, without resentment - it seems much worse that she is pretty. In Bengal, GS says stiffly, beggars will break their children's knees to achieve this pitiable effect for business purposes: this is his way of expressing his distress. But the child that lies here at our boots is not a beggar; she is merely a child, staring in curiosity at tall, white strangers. I long to give her something - a new life? - yet am afraid to tamper with such dignity. And so I smile as best I can, and say "Namas-te!" "Good morning!" How absurd! And her voice follows as we go away, a small clear smiling voice - "Namas-te!" - a Sanskrit word for greeting and parting that means, "I salute you". — Peter Matthiessen

Child," said Aslan, "did I not explain to you once before that no one is ever told what might have been? — C.S. Lewis

What wonderful things are events! The least are of greater importance than the most sublime and comprehensive speculations. — Benjamin Disraeli

Holy fairy feathers, why does he have to be so handsome? Why couldn't a haggard old man have washed ashore? — Amy Jarecki

I may not be able to help you as much as I want, but I promise I will help you as much as I can. — Debasish Mridha

I played football with my whole body - My hands, my head, my face. I did it all. — Earl Campbell

Unfortunately, we don't get a second chance. We've already played them twice. — Trevor Brooking

In your twenties, I think you should have all of the sex that you're inclined to have, as long as you're safe about it. Use condoms and everything. Go with your instincts. This is the time to have a lot of sex and do drugs. But make sure you live through it. — Sarah Silverman

I'm not superstitious about good luck charms and all that. I don't have any ring or any tangible thing as a charm. But I like to have at least one of my parents with me during my shows. It gives me strength to find their faces ... or my brothers ... in the audience. It comforts me. — Shreya Ghoshal