If we truly want to learn, we never learn when we are talking. We only learn when we are listening.
One man's trash is another man's treasure is a third man's raw materials for their planet-buster earthquake machine.
Tybalt’s what we call ‘Cait Sidhe’— the fairy cats. Which explains the attitude. And the eyes. ” “Meow,” said Tybalt, deadpan.
Crazy gets all the knives.
Rose goblins are built like porcupines - if you rub them the right way, you don't have to worry about the spines. They're sort of like people in that regard, too.
He's going to be okay," said Quentin. "He has to. He's Tybalt. You'd be all weird and irritating if he wasn't around. " "Weird and irritating?" I raised an eyebrow. "What gives you that idea?" Quentin shrugged. "That's already how you get when he isn't around.
We have to burn brightly. We can’t burn forever
I should come with a consumer warning, like the labels that say "Handle with care" or "May be hazardous to your health. " I am unfit for human consumption. I struggle to articulate how awful and isolating this feels, but I can't find the words.
The fight for reform comes down to a simple goal: giving our citizens the confidence that government serves the people first and the people only.
It's a muscle that everybody needs to develop: the ability to see themselves in someone else's circumstances without having to paint that person white, make that person straight, or a man.
My charge as prime minister is to take any decision that is in the best interest of the country.