Zuercher Portal Assumption Quotes & Sayings

But I had only met Kraunauer recently, spent less than an hour in his company, and I didn't really know him at all, except to know that he was, in his own way, as completely without feelings as I was. I knew this from his reputation, of course. But from being in his company I had also sensed that somewhere behind his eyes there lurked that familiar Dark Emptiness. He was a predator, totally without mercy, the kind of dedicated and enthusiastic shark who didn't even need the smell of blood in the water to strike. He ripped out chunks of flesh because that's what he was made to do, and he liked it that way. Naturally enough, that kind of inborn enthusiasm struck a chord in me. — Jeff Lindsay

The true Wonderland was not like that, he knew. It was as much shadow as sunlight, and its mysteries could only be unveiled when your wits were about used up and your mind close to cracking. — Clive Barker

Whoso taketh in hand to govern a multitude, either by way of liberty or principality, and cannot assure himself of those persons that are enemies to that enterprise, doth frame a state of short perseverance. — Walter Raleigh

A brave action is often followed by grief. Do not let my resistance to grief stop the brave action. — Alanis Morissette

Success comes through the application of power, and power is attained through the cooperative efforts of other people. A negative personality will not induce cooperation. — Napoleon Hill

While in a crowded underground carriage, scream 'It's happening again! — Rich Fulcher

It does make a broader point which is the fight against Islamist terror is not just one that we can wage by the police and border control, it needs every school, every university, every college, every community to recognize they have a role to play, we all have a role to play in stopping people from having their minds poisoned by this appalling death cult. — David Cameron

I'm at that great level where fans will stop and say 'hi,' which I love, but the paparazzi don't care, which is incredible. — Katie Featherston

School bored me. Being educated and being intelligent are two different things. I thought I was smart enough. And I wanted to be an entertainer. I stopped going to school as a way of saying I was mature, a way of saying I was going to choose who I was going to become. — Djimon Hounsou

Just when you think you have a handle on life, it breaks. — Jill Shalvis

I couldn't do anything because his lips were the perfect collar, keeping me leashed tight and trembling. First, — Pepper Winters