Manticoran Quotes

#1. All things considered, Her Grace's plan may not have been the single rashest, most foolhardy, do-or-die, all-or-nothing throw of the dice in the history of the Royal Manticoran - or Grayson - Navy. If it wasn't, however, I have so far failed to find the plan that was.

David Weber

#2. I am an officer of the Royal Manticoran Navy, Sir - " Venizelos felt an undeniable rush of adrenaline and pleasure as he faced the burly captain squarely " - and the Royal Manticoran Navy does not 'bluff.

David Weber

#3. A kid never listens to what his parents tell him to do. The parents actually act as an example of what their kids themselves do.

Todd Park

#4. Creativity requires introspection, self-examination, and a willingness to take risks. Because of this, artists are perhaps more susceptible to self-doubt and despair than those who do not court the creative muses.

Eric Maisel

#5. I would not necessarily say that scientists and artists need to collaborate with one another, but it would be helpful for them to talk to one another to, perhaps, give rise to specific ideas that may or may not be carried out together.

Eric Kandel

#6. I desire that death find me ready and writing, or if it please Christ, praying and intears.

Petrarch

#7. Looking at these people now from behind the counter, made her feel like that little girl again, the deprived child that used to press her nose on the glass, peering at things she could never have.

Effrosyni Moschoudi

#8. Many people put up with things that are unpleasant but tolerable, rather than changing them; their situation needs to become unbearable before they take action

Brendan Brazier

#9. We're forced into absurd lives, against which the only sane response is to wage a guerrilla operation of humour and lust and madness.

Charles Bukowski

#10. God's unspotted faithfulness never failed any soul that durst trust himself in its arms.

John Flavel

#11. As an actor you're used to being the focus of attention.

Yasmine Bleeth