Of whom and of what can I say: "I know that"! This heart within me I can feel, and I judge that it exists. This world I can touch, and I likewise judge that it exists. There ends all my knowledge, and the rest is construction. For if I try to seize t...
Dr. John Montgomery: He had two cavities that needed filling. He put up a fight, but I took care of it. Christine Collins: And? Dr. John Montgomery: Your son's upper front teeth were separated by a small tissue, a diastema. It made them sit about an ...
Everyone has some kind of philosophy, some general worldview, which to men of other views will seem mythological.
Well, sir, it is precisely my notion that one sees and learns most of all by observing our younger generations.
Compassion is nothing one feels with the intellect alone. Compassion is particular; it is never general.
Every war, every revolution, demands the sacrifice of a generation, of a collectivity, by those who undertake it.
A general cry of "What book? What book? Let us see this famous book!
Dreams seem to generate a special kind of passion and willpower, both of which help people navigate the seas of life.
Could it be that simple? Tell one story to one generation and repeat it until it was accepted as fact?
Generally, crises were Mom's domain. Dad's job was to listen, nod, act curmudgeonly, and offer to pay for things.
We too often forget that not only is there 'a soul of goodness in things evil,' but very generally also, a soul of truth in things erroneous.
Civilians who volunteer generally wish to escape, not to share, privatizations worse than their own.
Like icebergs, people normally expose only a small part of themselves, and generally just the part they wish to show.
Let's stop pretending that we have all the answers, because when it comes to gender, none of us is fucking omniscient.
We're like America's little pit bull. They beat it, starve it, mistreat it, and once in a while they let it out to attack somebody.
Even extreme grief may ultimately vent itself in violence--but more generally takes the form of apathy
A general air of surprise and genuine satisfaction fell upon everyone as they saw the pianist enter.
Ishmael had the posture of a classic general; the intellect of a cab driver.
Locking eyes with a shape-shifter was aggressive. Very aggressive. One generally didn't do that unless one wanted to fight. .
Which isn’t, like, as bad as it sounds, because the general public kind of sucks ass.
...Leggett feels that to be excitingly right in general is better than to be dully accurate in particular. That is why he is such an effective journalist.
