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Being Quotes (page 664)

I pretend not to be a champion of that same naked virtue called truth, to the very outrance. I can consent that her charms be hidden with a veil, were it but for decency's sake. Walter Scott
Writing may or may not be your salvation; it might or might not be your destiny. But that does not matter. What matters right now are the words, one after another. Find the next word. Write it down. Neil Gaiman
We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent and in doing good to all men; indeed we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul - We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things. Joseph Smith, Jr.
Angela Carter quote: "Some cities are women and must be loved; others are men and..."
Some cities are women and must be loved; others are men and can only be admired or bargained with Angela Carter
Never build a dungeon you wouldn't be happy to spend the night in yourself. The world would be a happier place if more people remembered that. Terry Prachett
The first step towards reimagining a world gone terribly wrong would be to stop the annihilation of those who have a different imagination- an imagination that is outside of capitalism as well as communism. An imagination which has an altogether different understanding of what constitutes happiness and fulfilment. To gain this philosophical space, it is necessary to concede some physical space for survival of those who may look like the keepers of our past but who may really be the guides to... Arundhati Roy
I’m just here to be your friend. Your best friend, one last time. You’d think I’d be used to telling you goodbye by now“C’mon, Bells! Nessie likes me, too, Stephenie Meyer
To try to reform all the power structures at once would leave us with no power structure to use in our project. In any case, we will be able to see that absolute moral renewal could be attempted only by an absolute power and that a tyrannous force such as this must destroy the whole moral life of man, not renew it. Michael Polanyi
Dorothy L. Sayers quote: "What is repugnant to every human being is to be reckoned..."
What is repugnant to every human being is to be reckoned always as a member of a class and not as an individual person. Dorothy L. Sayers
Terry Prachett quote: "I think all we really want is to go home and be safe," said..."
I think all we really want is to go home and be safe," said Masklin."Go home."That's right."And be safe."Yes. Terry Prachett
... to arrive in the Rocky Mountains by plane would be to see them in one kind of context, as pretty scenery. But to arrive after days of hard travel across the prairies would be to see them in another way, as a goal, a promised land. Robert M. Pirsig
George MacDonald quote: "You must learn to be strong in the dark as well as in the day,..."
You must learn to be strong in the dark as well as in the day, else you will always be only half brave. George MacDonald
Is it a war we are fighting, a war against health, against life and love? My condition is a torn condition. Every day, the dispensing of existence. I see the face of suffering. Its face is fierce and distant and ancient. There's probably a straightforward explanation for the impossible weariness I feel. A perfectly straightforward explanation. It is a mortal weariness. Maybe I'm tired of being human, if human is what I am. I'm tired of being human. Martin Amis
Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature has made them. Bertrand Russell
Just — just to be clear,” he said. “You want to leave Tonks at her parents’ house and come away with us?” “She’ll be perfectly safe there, they’ll look after her,” said Lupin. He spoke with a finality bordering on indifference. “Harry, I’m sure James would have wanted me to stick with you.” “Well,” said Harry slowly, “I’m not. I’m pretty sure my father would have wanted to know why you aren’t sticking with your own kid, actually. J. K. Rowling

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