Unornamental Quotes

#1. Gold in its native state is but dull, unornamental stuff, and only lowborn metals excite the admiration of the ignorant with an ostentatious glitter. However, like the rest of the world, I still go on underrating men of gold and glorifying men of mica.

Mark Twain

#2. Nothing is more incendiary to an ill-advised, unanticipated tryst than to be enclosed in a darkened, plush-upholstered, moving chamber. Privacy, Intimacy, Darkness, Transience: the Four Whorsemen of the Apocalypse.

John MacLachlan Gray

#3. Those mortals who operate in the grey area between conviction and incredulity are in a position to choose most meaningfully, and with most meaningful consequences [ ... ] Perhaps only a doubter can appreciate the miracle of life without end.

Terryl L. Givens

#4. Dignity is an affectation, cute but eccentric, like learning French or collecting scarves.

Dave Eggers

#5. You got to pick one - pay your medical bills or pay the mortgage. Most people can't do both, and I'm no different.

Levon Helm

#6. I find solace in animals. I have got a stray dog at home called Candy. I picked it up while I was waiting at the airport one day. I always wanted to have a 'macho' dog but got this sweet little thing instead.

Randeep Hooda

#7. I really think there are spirits in a place that you have to accommodate.

Alice Oswald