They thought they were heroes when they were only cinders in the eye of humanity too many creatures both insects and humans estimate their own value by the amount of irritation they are able to cause greater personalities than themselves
He has come to the most dreadful conclusion a literary man can come to, the conclusion that the ordinary view is the right one. It is only the last and wildest kind of courage that can stand on a tower before ten thousand people and...
-
G.k. Chesterton
Because he could not afford to fail, he could not afford to trust.
-
Joseph J. Ellis
A true encounter with the living God will break the spirit of religiosity, empty man of his pride and conform even the most vile and wicked into a living vessel for His glory.
-
Robin Bertram
This is stupid."" Look. You think how stupid people are most of the time. Old men drink. Women at a village fair. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>Boys throwing stones at birds. Life. The foolishness and the vanity, the selfishness and the waste. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>The pettiness, the...
-
Joe Abercrombie
Is there shame in living off your fellow man or being unable to take care ofyourself? You bet. But a person who’s willing to work and pay their own waycan at least take pride in that even if they can’t take pride in anything else.
-
John Hawkins
More Quotes By Don Marquis
From 'the lesson of the moth':and before i could argue himout of his philosophyhe went and immolated himselfon a patent cigar lighteri do not agree with himmyself i would rather havehalf the happiness and twicethe longevitybut at the same time i wishthere was something i...
A spider and a flyi heard a spiderand a fly arguingwait said the flydo not eat mei serve a great purposein the worldyou will have toshow me said the spideri scurry aroundgutters and sewersand garbage canssaid the fly and gatherup the germs oftyphoid influenzaand pneumonia...
Publishing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.
I have had my ups and downsbut wotthehell wotthehellyesterday sceptres and crownsfried oysters and velvet gownsand today i herd with bumsbut wotthehell wotthehelli wake the world from sleepas i caper and sing and leapwhen i sing my wild free tunewotthehell wotthehellunder the blear eyed mooni...
If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that's read by persons who move their lips when they're reading to themselves.
