Zetetic Philosophy Quotes & Sayings

His illicit allure would wear thin eventually, and the hero always got the girl. — Kit Rocha

The moon makes a traveler hunger for something bitter in the world, what is it? I will vanish; others will come here, what is that? An old question. — Anne Carson

I've seen a rich man beg, I've seen a good man sin
I've seen a tough man cry, I've seen a loser win
And a sad man grin, I heard an honest man lie
I've seen the good side of bad and the downside of up
And everything between

I licked the silver spoon, drank from the golden cup
And smoked the finest green
I stroked the fattest dimes at least a couple of times
Before I broke their heart
You know where it ends, yo, it usually depends on where you start — Everlast

Barthes found the exit to this merry-go-round by reminding himself that "it is language which is assertive, not he." It is absurd, Barthes says, to try to flee from language's assertive nature by "add[ing] to each sentence some little phrase of uncertainty, — Maggie Nelson

I don't know if I learned anything new from this journey, but I now had a beautiful and peaceful vision of the kind of balance I wanted in my life. To be able to move calmly and peacefully from one thing to the next, each in its own time, without the pressure of other responsibilities pushing in on me. And always writing, in and around and among everything else, always writing. I loved her sense of purpose and awareness of the spirit in all things. She honors all things. And she has a purpose in the words she spreads, certain words for certain people, and she watches, and she celebrates the blossoming that comes from her words. She has a rhythm for her everyday life which is productive and intentional, measured and life-giving. — Marge Hulburt

One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas. — Victor Hugo

How the little piglets would grunt if they knew how the old boar suffered. — Ragnar Lodbrok

The best convent for a woman is the seclusion of her own home. There she may find her vocation and fight her battles, and there she may learn the reality and the earnestness of life. — Elizabeth Prentiss

Democrats always assure us that deterrence will work, but when the time comes to deter, they're against it. — Ann Coulter

Who knows, Watson? Woman's heart and mind are insoluble puzzles to the male. — Arthur Conan Doyle

Is religion a force for good? The evidence of history and the evidence of current events cast doubt on the truism. — James A. Haught

I would love to work with my sister in a movie one day - like play sisters or something like that, because we've never been on-screen at the same time together. — Elle Fanning