Breviary Quotes

#1. But consider whether you may not get more help from the customary method[1] than from that which is now commonly called a "breviary," though in the good old days, when real Latin was spoken, it was called a "summary."[2]

Seneca.

#2. The Breviary was hard to learn, and every step was labor and confusion, not to mention the mistakes and perplexities I got myself into. However,

Thomas Merton

#3. I've been slightly obsessed with paper and notebooks. Among my most precious possessions is a small light-blue, breviary-sized volume - four-and-a-half inches wide, seven inches tall - made by a company called Denbigh.

Michael Dirda

#4. When I was six and already able to read and write Polish, my uncle the curate taught me Latin. Since he had no suitable textbook, he simply used the breviary.

Wladyslaw Reymont

#5. Minorities do not believe this country will give them a fair shake.

Cory Booker

#6. The cup that went down under has now come up again.

Sue Simmons

#7. Nobody can take your misery away, that's yours to keep all your own. Find the person who can make you forget you were miserable in the first place.

Cheryl McIntyre

#8. What I like about Rebel's style of comedy is she never plays the victim ... she's never been fazed by her shape; it's just the way it is. She would mock her appearance whatever she looked like.

Kate Jenkinson

#9. Percy wondered if something inside the boy had broken permanently.

Rick Riordan

#10. Telling the truth is a beautiful act even if the truth itself is ugly

Glen Duncan

#11. Whatever you want, you can make things happen.

Wilbert Rideau