"Lord, confound this surly sister, blight her brow with blotch and blister, cramp her larynx, lung and liver, in her guts a galling give her."

-- John Millington Synge

#Sister Quotes #Giving Quotes #Lord Quotes

“It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
“A blade of grass is a commonplace on Earth; it would be a miracle on Mars. Our descendants on Mars will know the value of a patch of green. And if a blade of grass is priceless, what is the value of a human being?”
“Why is it, my shadow-striding friend, that we don't fear dreams? We lose consciousness, lose control, things happen with no apparent logic and abiding by no apparent rules.... We don't fear dreams, but we do fear madness, and death terrifies us.”

Source : Brent Weeks (2009). “Shadow's Edge: Book 2 of the Night Angel”, p.89, Hachette UK
“I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.”
“It is impossible to think about the welfare of the world unless the condition of women is improved. It is impossible for a bird to fly on only one wing.”
“I have three dogs at home. Even after losing a series or winning a series, they treat me the same way.”
“When he moves, a streetlight stabs him, and the words flow out like blood.”
“Humor is the most honest of emotions. Applause for a speech can be insincere, but with humor, if the audience doesn't like it there's no faking it.”

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