He chose The Metamorphosis over The Trial, he chose Bartleby over Moby-Dick, he chose A Simple Heart over Bouvard and Pecuchet, and A Christmas Carol over A Tale of Two Cities or The Pickwick Papers. What a sad paradox, thought Amalfitano. Now even b...
How strange it was, I thought, that when the tiny though thousandfold beauties of the Earth disappeared and the immeasurable beauty of outer space rose in the distant quiet splendor of light, man and the greatest number of other creatures were suppos...
Edwin Land of Polaroid talked about the intersection of the humanities and science. I like that intersection. There's something magical about that place. There are a lot of people innovating, and that's not the main distinction of my career. The reas...
To understand antiquity’s idea of man, we must examine its gods and heroes, myths and legends. In these we find the classical prototype of genuine man. ... the will to greatness, wealth, power and fame. Anything opposed to it falls short of the aut...
She also keeps talking about the Billie Holiday record she bought for me. And she says she wants to expose me to all these great things. And to tell you the truth, I don't really want to be exposed to all these great things if it means that I'll have...
Every Inch of the Way is a great page turning adventure which is as close as you can get, without actually saddling up and pedalling yourself into the unknown. It takes real magic to turn a great adventure, into a great book. For one thing, most peop...
A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.
Even ugly faces are worth looking at -- and that is a great comfort for most people.
Of listening children have your fears, for little pitchers have great ears.
The little stars will always shine while the great sun is often eclipsed.
Mules make a great fuss about their ancestors having been donkeys.
A hand that is ready to hit may cause you great trouble.
When a person feels appreciated for their infinite and absolute value, you can then communicate about any issue and you will have their cooperation and respect.
If you turn into a hideous monster and I am sent to slay you, I will remember this and make it as painless as I can, out of respect for you.
Fight only in direst need Not for lust or petty greed Honor those that do give birth Respect them well for their full worth
Harper to your word be true Holder, crafter you also hew To honesty, integrity, and respect All others without regard to intellect
what a sad pair we are," she said. "Surely we can manage a conversation on a topic other than our respective terrible evenings.
Shifts within friendships happen in imperceptible increments. There is distance, then assurance. Misconjecture, caution, gradual convergence. So much depends on the respect accorded to vulnerability.
Stop moping, sule," galladon said with a grunt."It doesn't suit you-it takes a fine sense of pessimism to brood with any sort of respectability.
Learn to deal with the fact that you are not a perfect person but you are a person that deserves respect and honesty.
To refrain from storytelling is perhaps one of the highest forms of respect we can pay. Those people, with no stories to circle them, can die without being misunderstood.
