As always, victory finds
As always, victory finds a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan. Galeazzo Ciano
Losing
Do you like to
Do you like to slide? His voice was eager. Stair rails! Did he suspect me? I forced a sigh. No, Majesty. I’m terrified of heights. Oh. His polite tone had returned. I wish I could enjoy it. This fear of heights is an affliction. He nodded, a show of sympathy but not much interest. I … Read more
Captain Niall, having apparently
Captain Niall, having apparently resigned himself to losing his quarry, was savaging her horsehair petticoat into teeny, tiny shreds. Really, what did my poor petticoat do to offend? Gail Carriger
You get so afraid
You get so afraid of failure and so afraid of losing and so afraid of not being the best that it’s not a natural drive – it’s born out of fear of failure. Which helps in Hollywood. Gabrielle
The casualities seemed to
The casualities seemed to go on and on. Just when I thought I was done losing her, I would find yet another way to love her all over again. Gabrielle Zevin
Those who aspire to
Those who aspire to the status of cultured individuals visit bookstores with trepidation, overwhelmed by the immensity of all they have not read. They buy something that theyve been told is good, make an unsuccessful attempt to read it, and when they have accumulated half a dozen unread books, feel so bad that they are … Read more
The truly cultured are
The truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more. Gabriel Zaid
People think, sports delivers
People think, sports delivers a message. It’s not just about winning and losing, although that’s important. It’s about other things, too. It demonstrates how it can say certain things about your culture and your society. Gabe Polsky
Humanity is moving in
Humanity is moving in a circle. The progress in mechanical things of the past hundred years has proceeded at the cost of losing many other things which perhaps were much more important for it. G. I. Gurdjieff
If a man could
If a man could understand all the horror of the lives of ordinary people who are turning around in a circle of insignificant interests and insignificant aims, if he could understand what they are losing, he would understand that there can only be one thing that is serious for him – to escape from the … Read more