Notable quotes, excerpts, and profound lines. - Page 218

AlexBell · 11-08-2016, 07:44 PM

'A man kills another and is happy and satisfied with himself as if he had done something excellent. Can it be that nothing tells him that it is not a reason for any rejoicing, and that happiness lies not in killing, but in sacrificing oneself?'

From The Cossacks, by Leo Tolstoy

covingtoncat73 · 11-09-2016, 10:13 AM

“I saw the world I had walked since my birth and I understood how fragile it was, that the reality was a thin layer of icing on a great dark birthday cake writhing with grubs and nightmares and hunger.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

covingtoncat73 · 11-09-2016, 11:53 AM

“Love. His love for Cathy and the kids. That had been one of his protective mantras, he was certain, except love just made things crueler, gave you so much more to lose.”
― Alan Moore, Jerusalem

covingtoncat73 · 11-09-2016, 01:10 PM

“If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.”
― Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms

kennyc · 11-10-2016, 10:25 PM

"There is a crack, a crack in everything,
that is how the light gets in."
- Leonard Cohen

"Poetry is just the evidence of life.
If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash."
- Leonard Cohen

RIP Leonard! Thank you!

gmw · 11-11-2016, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

"There is a crack, a crack in everything,
that is how the light gets in."
- Leonard Cohen

"Poetry is just the evidence of life.
If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash."
- Leonard Cohen

RIP Leonard! Thank you!

A true wordsmith. Nice choices for quotes, Kenny.

kennyc · 11-11-2016, 06:59 AM

"The nicest veterans...the kindest and funniest ones, the ones who hated war the most, were the ones who'd really fought."
- Kurt Vonnegut (born on this date 1922)

covingtoncat73 · 11-12-2016, 03:00 PM

"There are accounts which, if we open our hearts to them, will cut us too deeply. Look—here is a good man, good by his own lights and the lights of his friends: he is faithful and true to his wife, he adores and lavishes attention on his little children, he cares about his country, he does his job punctiliously, as best he can. So, efficiently and good-naturedly, he exterminates Jews: he appreciates the music that plays in the background to pacify them; he advises the Jews not to forget their identification numbers as they go into the showers—many people, he tells them, forget their numbers, and take the wrong clothes, when they come out of the showers. This calms the Jews: there will be life, they assure themselves, after the showers. And they are wrong. Our man supervises the detail taking the bodies to the ovens; and if there is anything he feels bad about, it is that he still allows the gassing of vermin to affect him. Were he a truly good man, he knows, he would feel nothing but joy, as the earth is cleansed of its pests."

Leave him; he cuts too deep. He is too close to us." ~Neil Gaiman, American Gods

kennyc · 11-12-2016, 03:45 PM

So Apropos!

covingtoncat73 · 11-13-2016, 01:19 AM

"And even though it all went wrong, I stand before the Lord of Song with nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah." ~Leonard Cohen

AlexBell · 11-13-2016, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

"The nicest veterans...the kindest and funniest ones, the ones who hated war the most, were the ones who'd really fought."
- Kurt Vonnegut (born on this date 1922)

Thanks

kennyc · 11-13-2016, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by covingtoncat73

"And even though it all went wrong, I stand before the.Lord of Song with nothing on my tongue by Hallelujah." ~Leonard Cohen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG-_ZDrypec

covingtoncat73 · 11-13-2016, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

"The nicest veterans...the kindest and funniest ones, the ones who hated war the most, were the ones who'd really fought."
- Kurt Vonnegut (born on this date 1922)

Love some Kurt V.

BenG · 11-15-2016, 09:03 AM

“But that was the trouble with children, Sir Stephen reflected. They were confoundedly liable to pattern themselves upon one’s conduct, when one would rather they simply did what they were told.”
― Zen Cho, Sorcerer to the Crown

AlexBell · 11-17-2016, 02:27 AM

'Medicine is my lawful wife and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other. Though it is irregular it is not monotonous, and besides, neither of them loses anything through my infidelity.'

Anton Chekhov

11-10-2016, 10:25 PM	#3260
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,918 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	"There is a crack, a crack in everything, that is how the light gets in." - Leonard Cohen "Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." - Leonard Cohen RIP Leonard! Thank you! Last edited by kennyc; 11-10-2016 at 11:00 PM.

11-12-2016, 03:00 PM	#3263
covingtoncat73 Wizard Posts: 2,745 Karma: 83407757 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Duet Chromebook, Moto e	"There are accounts which, if we open our hearts to them, will cut us too deeply. Look—here is a good man, good by his own lights and the lights of his friends: he is faithful and true to his wife, he adores and lavishes attention on his little children, he cares about his country, he does his job punctiliously, as best he can. So, efficiently and good-naturedly, he exterminates Jews: he appreciates the music that plays in the background to pacify them; he advises the Jews not to forget their identification numbers as they go into the showers—many people, he tells them, forget their numbers, and take the wrong clothes, when they come out of the showers. This calms the Jews: there will be life, they assure themselves, after the showers. And they are wrong. Our man supervises the detail taking the bodies to the ovens; and if there is anything he feels bad about, it is that he still allows the gassing of vermin to affect him. Were he a truly good man, he knows, he would feel nothing but joy, as the earth is cleansed of its pests." Leave him; he cuts too deep. He is too close to us." ~Neil Gaiman, American Gods Last edited by covingtoncat73; 11-22-2016 at 10:11 AM.

11-13-2016, 01:19 AM	#3265
covingtoncat73 Wizard Posts: 2,745 Karma: 83407757 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Duet Chromebook, Moto e	"And even though it all went wrong, I stand before the Lord of Song with nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah." ~Leonard Cohen Last edited by covingtoncat73; 11-13-2016 at 08:33 AM.

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11-08-2016, 07:44 PM	#3256
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	'A man kills another and is happy and satisfied with himself as if he had done something excellent. Can it be that nothing tells him that it is not a reason for any rejoicing, and that happiness lies not in killing, but in sacrificing oneself?' From The Cossacks, by Leo Tolstoy

11-09-2016, 10:13 AM	#3257
covingtoncat73 Wizard Posts: 2,745 Karma: 83407757 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Duet Chromebook, Moto e	“I saw the world I had walked since my birth and I understood how fragile it was, that the reality was a thin layer of icing on a great dark birthday cake writhing with grubs and nightmares and hunger.” ― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

11-09-2016, 11:53 AM	#3258
covingtoncat73 Wizard Posts: 2,745 Karma: 83407757 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Duet Chromebook, Moto e	“Love. His love for Cathy and the kids. That had been one of his protective mantras, he was certain, except love just made things crueler, gave you so much more to lose.” ― Alan Moore, Jerusalem

11-09-2016, 01:10 PM	#3259
covingtoncat73 Wizard Posts: 2,745 Karma: 83407757 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Duet Chromebook, Moto e	“If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.” ― Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms

11-11-2016, 06:59 AM	#3262
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,918 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	"The nicest veterans...the kindest and funniest ones, the ones who hated war the most, were the ones who'd really fought." - Kurt Vonnegut (born on this date 1922)

11-12-2016, 03:45 PM	#3264
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,918 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	So Apropos!

11-15-2016, 09:03 AM	#3269
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	“But that was the trouble with children, Sir Stephen reflected. They were confoundedly liable to pattern themselves upon one’s conduct, when one would rather they simply did what they were told.” ― Zen Cho, Sorcerer to the Crown

11-17-2016, 02:27 AM	#3270
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	'Medicine is my lawful wife and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other. Though it is irregular it is not monotonous, and besides, neither of them loses anything through my infidelity.' Anton Chekhov

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