"Who would be a poor man, a beggar man, a thief, if he held a rich man in his hand?"

-- Jethro Tull

#Men Quotes #Hands Quotes #Thieves Quotes

“I wanted to hold happiness in reserve, like a bottle of champagne. I postponed it because I was afraid, because I overvalued it, and then I didn't want to use it up, because what do you wish for then?”
“Love is a lot like a backache. It doesn't show up on x-rays, but you know it's there.”
“But he knew well enough that any man in the right circumstances could be dehumanised by panic.”
“I'm not going to give up. I can't give up. Not as long as the truth is out there.”
“Breathe. It's only a bad day not a bad life.”
“I'd like to do a story about the medieval ages where in every scene you'd sort of feel that you were in the 12th century. That would be great to get that feeling.”
“I know this is stupid, but part of me felt like if I could come see you today, if I could convince you to go with me tonight, then maybe I could still change things. It's dumb, I know. It's not like Levana cares if I, you know, might have actual feelings for someone.”
“the shell must break before the bird can fly.”

Source : Alfred, Lord Tennyson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Illustrated)”, p.2450, Delphi Classics

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