Thania Peck Quotes

#1. The creation of virtual worlds had taken the place of advances in the physical world. "You can say the whole Internet has something very escapist to it,

George Packer

#2. Black is real sensation, even if it is produced by entire absence of light. The sensation of black is distinctly different from the lack of all sensations.

Hermann Von Helmholtz

#3. I suppose if I gave myself the chance I could be an alcoholic.

Sylvia Plath

#4. Oh, for heaven's sake, Harper, I didn't just pee on the floor. My water broke.'
'What water?' He blinked, then went pale as a corpse. 'That water. Oh, God. Oh, Jesus. Oh, shit. Sit. Sit, or ... I'll get-'
An ambulance. The marines.
'My mother.

Nora Roberts

#5. She's a wonderful, wonderful person, and we're looking to a happy and wonderful night - ah, life.

Edward Kennedy

#6. Ian - is that by chance Ian Murray?" Grey asked, but then answered himself. "I suppose it must be; how many Mohawks can there be named Ian?

Diana Gabaldon

#7. Many have said of Alchemy, that it is for the making of gold and silver. For me such is not the aim, but to consider only what virtue and power may lie in medicines.

Paracelsus

#8. To express oneself fluently involves more than simply speaking the language properly. It includes inflection, voice, posture, gestures, and clothing. All of these elements add up to an individual's personal expression. They are the elements of style.

Kate Betts

#9. The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to droop.

Eric Hoffer

#10. My painting represents the victory of the forces of darkness and peace over the powers of light and evil.

Ad Reinhardt

#11. It is in vain for us to devise schemes by which competition can be put out of civilized life. Competition is the condition of life.

Lyman Abbott

#12. It hit the damn papers that I was being chased through the woods with dogs and choppers. I mean, who the hell are we after here, John Dillinger? For Chrissakes, I'm just a lowly guitar player.

Richard Betts