“The quickest way to a man`s heart,' said the instructor, 'is proverbially through his stomach. But if you want to get into his brain, I recommend the eye-socket.”
― K.J. Parker, quote from Devices and Desires
“The world is full of annoyances, none more infuriating than a fool with a valid point.”
― K.J. Parker, quote from Devices and Desires
“It`s remarkable the truly stupid things people can do because it`s expected of them, or they think it`s expected of them.”
― K.J. Parker, quote from Devices and Desires
“When you come to rely on the written word, it's time to light the fire with it.”
― K.J. Parker, quote from Devices and Desires
“Bir şeyi yapmanın en çabuk, en kolay ve en ucuz yolu ilk seferinde düzgün yapmaktır.”
― K.J. Parker, quote from Devices and Desires
K.J. Parker
Born place: in The United Kingdom
Born date September 13, 1961
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“Can honour set-to a leg?” Falstaff asks, at the brink of battle.”
― Stephen Greenblatt, quote from Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
“my love had grown one with my soul; it became darker, but did not go out”
― Mikhail Lermontov, quote from Der Held unserer Zeit: Kaukasische Lebensbilder
“Well, you're not [fat]. You have, like, the ideal balance of fat and muscle. ...If I were a cannibal, I'd eat you.”
― Natasha Friend, quote from My Life in Black and White
“Christian love must be chased after, aspired to, and practiced.”
― Gary L. Thomas, quote from Sacred Marriage: Celebrating Marriage as a Spiritual Discipline
“Quería decirle: me siento solo, yo perseguidor, perro que ladra a la luna, pero no sé qué carajo me salía de la boca en lugar de palabras. Creo que tartamudeaba disparates, como ser: pureza, sagrado, culpa, hambre de magia. Llegué a convencerme de que había nacido equivocado de siglo o de planeta.”
― Eduardo Galeano, quote from Days and Nights of Love and War
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