Wyndam Quotes & Sayings

Is life a boon?
If so, it must befall
That Death, whene'er he call,
Must call too soon.
Though fourscore years he give,
Yet one would pray to live
Another moon!
What kind of plaint have I,
Who perish in July?
I might have had to die,
Perchance, in June!

Is life a thorn?
Then count it not a whit!
Man is well done with it;
Soon as he's born
He should all means essay
To put the plague away;
And I, war-worn,
Poor captured fugitive,
My life most gladly give -
I might have had to live,
Another morn! — W.S. Gilbert

I love having my hair and makeup done for red carpets, but to have that done every day would be exhausting. — Carrie Underwood

Don't forget that love is all you came here for, not anything less. Need I say more? — Brett Dennen

The first lesson a watcher learns is to separate truth from illusion. Because in the world of magicks, it's the hardest thing to do. — Joss Whedon

I was in love with the lyrics, the rhythm, and the way it could sweep me away to another world. — Jessica Sorensen

My parents meant well, but the road to Hell is paved with publicity stunts. — Chuck Palahniuk

Men would make love with any number of women ... even total strangers, while females were selective. They were catering to the demands of one small egg. While males had millions of frantic sperms screaming: "Let us out, let us out!". — Woody Allen

Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful. — Gene Tierney

I'm afraid," I say, and that is partly the truth. I am afraid of what I am going to have to do to this person who claims she is my sister, but who I want to take into my arms and fuck until the world ends. — Kameron Hurley

It's weird, because American films in the 1930s and '40s, particularly melodramas, were made for woman, from Bette Davis to Joan Crawford to Barbara Stanwyck to Katherine Hepburn, and for some reason we've taken a step backward in this sense. — James Gray

Both my parents loved words. That was the big deal in our house. — Geraldine Brooks

Love enmeshes you in your partner's unique set of karmic complications, so make sure you're very interested in his or her problems. Love is a laboratory where you can uncover secrets about yourself that have previously been hidden, so be ravenously curious. — Rob Brezsny

Do you suppose, daughters, that He is alone when He comes to us? Do you not see that His most holy Son says: "Who art in the Heavens"? Surely such a King would not be abandoned by His courtiers. They stay with Him and pray to Him on our behalf and for our welfare, for they are full of charity. — Teresa Of Avila

Sometimes the best way to really love someone is to leave them alone. — Art Hochberg