Makeshift Crossword Quotes

#1. And it's always the lilac garden on the other side of the river. If the soul should ask you if that is far from here, you should say, On the other side of the river, not this one, but the one over there.

Alejandra Pizarnik

#2. It's received wisdom that the English are uniquely child-unfriendly.

Julie Burchill

#3. I'm not religiously religious, but I'm happy to call Jesus my copilot when it feels necessary.

Desmond Doane

#4. We could hardly believe that after so many ordeals, after all the trials of modern skepticism, there was still so much left in our souls to destroy.

Alexander Herzen

#5. I hate to be near the sea, and to hear it roaring and raging like a wild beast in its den. It puts me in mind of the everlasting efforts of the human mind, struggling to be free, and ending just where it began.

William Hazlitt

#6. Engaging with haters is like rearranging pictures on the Titanic. What's the point?

Jodi Picoult

#7. Ronaldo was my hero. I loved watching players like Zidane, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo, but Ronaldo was the best striker I've ever seen. He was so fast he could score from nothing and could shoot the ball better than anyone I've ever seen.

Lionel Messi