Matias Torres Quotes

#1. When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity.

Ben Jonson

#2. The silent horror of Archie's ordeal had been temporarily replaced by the howling, agonising pain of the blood refusing to drain from his penis, the end of which was a deep purple verging on black where Officer Griff had tested how hard it was by using the back of his hand to give it a solid twang.

Dylan Perry

#3. The art schools seem to be trying to turn people out as "professional." But I don't know what the word "professional" means any longer. "Professional" would be somebody who was trying to push painting to a point that nobody else could do as well as he could. That would be my ideal professional.

Lawrence Weiner

#4. I find the name of Jesus Christ written on the top of every page of modern history.

George Bancroft

#5. If you want to understand a nation, look at its dances and listen to its folk songs - don't pay any attention to its politicians.

Agnes De Mille

#6. Sin is too great an evil for man to meddle with. His attempts to remove it do but increase it, and his endeavours to approach God in spite of it aggravate his guilt.

Horatius Bonar

#7. Lightning thief was good but the sea of monsters is better and has more action!

Rick Riordan

#8. There are no heroes here, at least not of the Schindler's List variety, but there are glimmers of heroism and people who behave with unexpected grace.

Erik Larson

#9. And here's Moses Kiptanui - the 19 year old Kenyan, who turned 20 a few weeks ago.

David Coleman

#10. Today's future is tomorrow's yesterday.

Neil Gaiman