Zraniles Quotes & Sayings

Ah yet, ere I descend to the grave, May I a small house and large garden have; And a few friends, and many books, both true, both wise and both delightful too.
— Abraham Cowley

Having a daughter whose company he actually enjoyed was one of Jim's favorite accomplishments. The odds were against you, in all matters of family planning. You couldn't choose to have a boy or a girl; you couldn't choose to have a child who favored you over the other parent. You could only accept what came along naturally... — Emma Straub

We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us. — Montesquieu

They didn't need the words, if they were willing to be silent long enough to learn to speak without them. — Maggie Stiefvater

A person is no more no less than the Story of his Passions Deeds. — Doug Dorst

Hurricane [Katrina] hit the Gulf Coast and destroyed much of the Gulf Coast - that was an act of God ... Now what happened to New Orleans, that was a complete failure of the federal government. Complete negligence by the feds. — James Carville

All men have an instinct for conflict: at least, all healthy men. — Hilaire Belloc

Obviously people want social calm, but if you do not let clever and ingenious people to participate, obviously there must be some dormant volcano that will erupt, sooner or later. — Lech Walesa

When you're the only girl in a family of men, you have to be pretty sassy. — Susan Ford

At Chelsea, a sacking is just another day at the office. — Andre Villas-Boas

For the most part, most people most often choose comfort - the familiar, the time-honored, the well-worn but well-known. After a lifetime of choosing between comfort and risk, we are left with the life we currently have ... — Peter McWilliams

I love you, you know. The thought had escaped before I had a chance to rein it in. Henri caught his breath in his throat; the sombre weight in his chest lifting away like a pressure valve had been removed. He couldn't reply, certainly not with the two gate guards standing right next to him, but I felt his face relax into a smile. — K.C. Finn

Because of who I am, when I sit at a poker table, I meet people who engage me in conversation, not only about poker, but also about the movie business and about the world of celebrities. — James Woods

Believe that your faith has everything to do with your romance, because it does. — Jeffrey R. Holland

I had been fed, in my youth, a lot of old wives' tales about the way men would instantly forsake a beautiful woman to flock around a brilliant one. It is but fair to say that, after getting out in the world, I had never seen this happen.
[From a column dated November 17, 1928] — Dorothy Parker