Donald Kirch > Donald's Quotes

“I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace, that two are called a law firm, and that three or more become a CONGRESS!”
― Peter Stone, 1776: A Musical Play

“It is better to be alone than in bad company.”
― George Washington

“Many a time a poor soul has been put before the dock, to save the neck of the wealthy.”
― Donald Allen Kirch, Dark Passenger

“Is there a child in the world who does not believe in magic?”
― Donald Allen Kirch, Dark Passenger

“Evil is nothing more than that, which was once divine, and has fallen into shit." Indrid Night - Through A Glass Darkly.”
― Donald Allen Kirch, Through A Glass Darkly

“Poor people have few choices in life, and most of the time you don't think too much about it. You get the best you can and do without when necessary, and hope to God you won't be wiped out by something you can't control. But there are moments it hurts, where there is something you want in the very marrow of your bones and you know there is no way you can have it.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Sugar Daddy

“You people do not have to live like this!" the man pleaded. "We are humans, made in the image of God. No machine has the right to order us around." The man reached inside his box, no bigger than a foot square, and took out a small black book. "Here is the truth. Read it!"

Before anyone could act, one of the Sentries aimed its red eye at the babbling man, and shot out a deadly energy ray. With a final shout of defiance, the man fell to the ground, dead. The contents of his container spilling out onto the spaceport's floor. Marcellus looked down at the items, so precious to the man: they were copies of The Koran and The Bible.”
― Donald Allen Kirch, The Forsaken

“If you go home with somebody, and they don't have books, don't fuck 'em!”
― John Waters

“If I lose the light of the sun, I will write by candlelight, moonlight, no light. If I lose paper and ink, I will write in blood on forgotten walls. I will write always. I will capture nights all over the world and bring them to you”
― Henry Rollins

“Scratch a cynic and you'll find a disappointed idealist.”
― Jon F. Merz, Parallax

“Oh, Jatel, I am so used. Would you rid yourself of me?" the knight started to cry.

Jatel slowly kissed the woman upon her forehead. To the Gods! how he loved her so.

Not for the world entire, sire.”
― Donald Allen Kirch, The Misadventures of Ka-Ron the Knight

“Work is a four-letter word that ends with "K.”
― Donald Allen Kirch

“Eleven Benevolent Elephants. Yeah! Say that five times real fast.”
― Donald Allen Kirch

“Friends borrow. Fans buy. Please...BE A FAN.”
― Donald Allen Kirch

“WORK is a four-lettered word, that ends with a "K”
― Donald Allen Kirch

“He who is certain he knows the ending of things when he is only beginning them is either extremely wise or extremely foolish; no matter which is true, he is certainly an unhappy man, for he has put a knife in the heart of wonder.”
― Tad Williams, The Dragonbone Chair

“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,
Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install
A lovely bookshelf on the wall.
Then fill the shelves with lots of books.”
― Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

“Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning...”
― C.S. Lewis

“I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.”
― Herbert Bayard Swope

“If you know where your next meal is coming from, you are not poor.”
― Michael Oher

“Improvise, Adapt and Overcome!”
― Clint Eastwood, Heartbreak Ridge

“Scared of flying?"

"Nope"

"Heights?"

"Nope"

The plane shook again, and I closed my eyes, trying to take deep breaths.

"What is it then?"

"I have a fear of falling from heights.”
― Laura Kreitzer, Shadow of the Sun

“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols

“I told you. You don't love someone because of their looks or their clothes or their car. You love them because they sing a song only your heart can understand.”
― L.J. Smith

“Only the forgotten are truly dead.”
― Tess Gerritsen, The Sinner

“I'm not dumb enough to be cool.”
― K.I. Hope

“What has become of the world, when children are looked upon by their parents as trophies to be won?”
― Donald Allen Kirch, Marley: The Other Christmas Carol

“Turning the corner, she saw the dark figure of a man, John, pushed up against the side of his bed cast in the light of another stained glass lamp. She fought the simultaneous instinct to jump away and move closer.

“You shouldn’t have come,” he said through gritted teeth.

“I had to,” she insisted, taking a step forward. “It sounded like you were in trouble.”

He laughed without humor. “Damn right I’m in trouble.”
― Shawn Kirsten Maravel, Know Thy Neighbor

“Pulling her eyes away, she figured it was best to keep such questions to herself. “You could have just, you know, asked me out instead,” she offered, though she wasn’t sure why.

John let out a soft chuckle. “Very true. I guess I just…I wanted to keep you safe.”

“Safe? From what?” Evangeline suddenly felt heat rush her face. Was this man just paranoid or what? “Safe from this? Or from you?”

He looked up, placing his fork down on the plate. His stare was expressionless and she suddenly regretted her brazen accusation. “Both.” His reply had been simple, direct, stern. “Those people who did this to me, they’ll do worse to you if they think that we’re involved…if they think that their message wasn’t clear enough.”
― Shawn Kirsten Maravel, Know Thy Neighbor

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
― Theodore Roosevelt