Woordeskatvlakke Quotes & Sayings

In our family "whim-wham" is code, a defanged reference to any number of moods and psychological disorders, be they depressive, manic, or schizoaffective. Back in the 1970s and '80s - when they were all straight depression - we called them "dark nights of the soul." St. John of the Cross's phrase ennobled our sickness, spiritualized it. We cut God out of it after the manic breaks started in 1986, the year my dad, brother, and I were all committed. Call it manic depression or by its new, polite name, bipolr disorder. Whichever you wish. We stick to our folklore and call it the whim-whams. — David Lovelace

With uncertainty in oil markets, a buildup of speculative pressures and the large U.S. current account deficit, there is a real possibility that Paulson's crisis-management skills will be tested. — Lawrence Summers

It's overwhelmingly in the self-interest of the United States of America to have a secure, democratic friend, a strategic partner like Israel. — Joe Biden

Counting one thousand gifts means counting the hard things - otherwise I've miscounted. — Ann Voskamp

The universe, he observed, makes rather an indifferent parent, I am afraid. — Charles Dickens