Quotes

"Well, I can imagine many faces more beautiful than Eliza's, though not more charming. I allow she has small claims to perfection; but then, I maintain that, if she were more perfect, she would be less interesting." ~ The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte Smiles and tears are so alike with me, they are neither of them confined to any particular feelings: I often cry when I am happy, and smile when I am sad. ~ The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte "Time after time have nations, ay, and rich and strong nations, learned in the arts, been and passed away and been forgotten, so that no memory of them remains. This is but one of several; for Time eats up the works of man." ~ She by H. Rider Haggard "There is no such thing as magic, though there is such a thing as a knowledge of the secrets of Nature." ~ She by H. Rider Haggard "There is no such thing as Death, though there be a thing called Change." ~ She by H. Rider Haggard "That which is alive and hath known death, and that which is dead yet can never die, for in the Circle of the Spirit life is naught and death is naught. Yea, all things live for ever, though at times they sleep and are forgotten." ~ She by H. Rider Haggard "As long as there is no work attached to the mission, it may be agreeable to me." ~ Gunman's Reckoning by Max Brand For perfect evil always wins something akin to admiration from more common people. ~ Gunman's Reckoning by Max Brand When in doubt, head into the wind. ~ Gunman's Reckoning by Max Brand "Kipple is useless objects, like junk mail or match folders after you use the last match or gum wrappers or yesterday's homeopape. When nobody's around, kipple reproduces itself. For instance, when you wake up the next morning there's twice as much of it. It always gets more and more." ~ Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick