Life isn't fair," he said, in his undisguised voice, and for once the Baudelaire orphans agreed with every word the man said. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I wasn't the only orphan in Guatemala. There are many others, and it's not my grief alone, it's the grief of a… — Rigoberta Menchu Copy Share Image
Just as the Torah and Bible teach concern for those in distress, the Koran instructs all Muslims to make caring for widows,… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
“When other girls were dreaming about love, she dreamt of love too, but in an entirely different context - the ones they… — Donna Lynn Hope Copy Share Image
God is pleased with no music below so much as with the thanksgiving songs of relieved widows and supported orphans; of rejoicing,… — Jeremy Taylor Copy Share Image
“It’s a neighborhood where every dad has at least one job and where parents often end conversations with the words: no guts,… — Michael Jay Copy Share Image
There's no shortage of orphans in 19th-century literature, but it's hard to find a single happy, communicative, functional parental relationship in the… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
You are ugly when you love her, you are beautiful and fresh, vital and free, modern and poetic when you don't... you… — Witold Gombrowicz Copy Share Image
I believe that this could very well be looked back on as the sin of our generation...I believe that our children and… — Richard Stearns Copy Share Image
Mad, malevolent, and incantatory, The Orphan Palace reads like the hagridden fever dream of one who has not only stared the Abyss… — Robin Spriggs Copy Share Image
People who say that only young people voted on the Internet, those who didn't see Pele play, forget that children are not… — Diego Maradona Copy Share Image
The same sun that rises over castles and welcomes the day Spills over buildings into the streets where orphans play And only… — Bethany Dillon Copy Share Image
When we adopt—and when we encourage a culture of adoption in our churches and communities—we’re picturing something that’s true about our God.… — Russell D. Moore Copy Share Image
“. I guess she couldn’t think of anything to say. But the truth was, I was doing OK at that point. Life… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
How many more people right now feel connected to Mumbai because of Slumdog Millionaire, or suddenly are interested in the plight of… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“Well, finally, once you become an orphan, you're an orphan till the day you die. I keep having the same dream. I'm… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Fairies, black, grey, green, and white, You moonshine revellers, and shades of night, You orphan heirs of fixed destiny, Attend your office… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
I feel akin to the Platypus. An orphan in a family. A swimmer, a recluse. Part bird, part fish, part lizard. — Trevor Dunn Copy Share Image
People think you are an orphan when you are a child, and don't believe that old people can feel that they are… — Agnes Varda Copy Share Image
I'd always been insecure. Being the fourth of five kids means attention is divided five ways, and to do this equally is… — Suzi Quatro Copy Share Image
Something ... made him feel small, not in the way of orphans or beggars or children, but in a good way. In… — R. Scott Bakker Copy Share Image
I had this idea about terrible things happening to orphans, and I knew it was such a horrible idea that the idea… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
Our souls are like those orphans whose unwedded mothers die in bearing them: the secret of our paternity lies in their grave,… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
A woman always has her man, but the man unconsciously leans on his roots, his heritage. He feels like an orphan without… — Raj Kapoor Copy Share Image
I've always been a bit of an orphan, because actors say, 'Well, he's more of a dancer.' And dancers say, 'No. He's… — Dick Van Dyke Copy Share Image
There are orphans who can be cared for; but this some will not venture to undertake; for it brings them more work… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
“The sign says that the Scald Mt. Rod & Gun Club has adopted the highway, but the Minotaur knows an orphan when… — Steven Sherrill Copy Share Image
(Sebastian) "See, there you go. You're always looking at me like that." "Like what?" "Like I burn down animal shelters for fun… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
If you know anything about James Whitcomb Riley, you know that Little Orphan Annie is one of the most fantastic characters who… — Marguerite Young Copy Share Image
“I'm an orphan now, thought Charlotte. No matter how old you are, when your parents are gone, you are alone - an… — Libby Schmais Copy Share Image
An orphan's curse would drag to hell, a spirit from on high; but oh! more horrible than that, is a curse in… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
Wow. What'd he do to deserve that? Rescue orphans from a burning building? If so, you might want to make sure he… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
I'm concerned about the plight of children. But I'm not on a mission to get all the available orphans in the world… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
There's something really unique about 'Orphan Black' is that it has a lot of female leads, so it's about a lot of… — Tatiana Maslany Copy Share Image
When you lose a parent, you realize how vital they are to the foundation of your life. It's impossible to understand what… — Neneh Cherry Copy Share Image
“Orphans? Would you really? Adopt children?" "There are advantages. If they turn out badly, we can blame their natural parents. We can… — Loretta Chase Copy Share Image
Seven years ago when I came, I said to you that I'll teach you how to be healthy, happy and holy and… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi Copy Share Image
In some states, it is illegal to turn down a same-sex couple when you're placing children for adoption. That's discrimination. But in… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
I am an orphan, alone: nevertheless I am found everywhere. I am one, but opposed to myself. I am youth and old… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Before I began The Cider House Rules, I thought I wanted to write about a father-son relationship that was closer, more conflicted,… — John Irving Copy Share Image
