Antonine Maillet Quotes

#1. I had the arrogant confidence of a man born to battle. I am Uhtred, son of Uhtred, son of another Uhtred, and we had not held Bebbanburg and its lands by whimpering at altars. We are warriors.

Bernard Cornwell

#2. He talked to her in the way that people tell lifelong secrets to fellow passengers in railway carriages.

Jojo Moyes

#3. Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.

Plutarch

#4. My existence was as unstable as a stream, changing in every way; but the moth was like a piece of stone, changing not at all.

Arthur Golden

#5. A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you.

Will Rogers

#6. Light rails are too bus-like to impress most commuters, too squished and close to the ground. Monorails, by contrast, strike a chord with travelers. There's something about the sleek designs, the pillowy rides, and the panoramic views that just enchants.

Brendan I. Koerner

#7. God is big enough to handle anything you throw at him . . . the one thing you have to remember though, son. When you throw something, it's no longer in your hands.

Sarah Monzon