Rumors that the sun is out at Santa Ynez are without foundation," the radio said.
When you've burned the bridges behind you, don't go starting a fire on the one in front of you.
The heart of wisdom is tolerance.
Ambition is not a dirty word. Piss on compromise. Go for the throat.
Show me a god that does not demand mortal suffering. Show me a god that celebrates diversity, a celebration that embraces even non-believers, and is not threatened by them. Show me a god that understands the meaning of peace. In life, not in death.
The more civilized a nation, the more conformed its population, until that civilization's last age arrives, when multiplicity wages war with conformity. The former grows ever wilder, ever more dysfunctional in its extremities; whilst the latter seeks to increase its measure of control, until such efforts acquire diabolical tyranny. ' - Traveller
The Wickans know that the gift of power is never free. They know enough not to envy the chosen among them, for power is never a game, nor are glittering standards raised to glory and wealth. They disguise nothing in trappings, and so we all see what we'd rather not, that power is cruel, hard as iron and bone, and thrives on destruction. ~ Deadhouse Gates
No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
Patience is a particular requirement. Without it, you can destroy in an hour what it might take you weeks to repair.
And fortunately, I haven't had any problem with my voice. I've been able to sing at a level of consistency that the people are expecting.
That many-faceted thing called love succeeds in building bridges from the loneliness on this shore to the loneliness on the other one. These bridges can be of great beauty, but they are rarely built for eternity, and frequently they cannot tolerate too heavy a burden without collapsing.