Quote by Gregory Maguire Download Open image ““The more civilized we become, the more horrendous our entertainments," said Frex.”” — Gregory Maguire ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.0 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“No, we aren't civilized, even in our business suits and high heels. People are as mean as ever, and as predictable. Underneath it all,… — Donna Lynn Hope Copy Share Image
“The conventional wisdom says that societies seem more civilized than they actually are.” — Dr. Ashok Anand Copy Share Image
“The more civilized people are, the more honorable working hard is to them. As a result, the more civilized we get, the less we… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the so-called civilized world was a great noisy burden beneath all its wonders, and it was a relief to let go of it… — Dani Harper Copy Share Image
“Apparently foreigners were not welcome, or Parisians thought they were superior to all other peoples of the earth. I” — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“We are the most disgusting and obnoxious creatures; we can’t succeed, and we won’t let others too.” — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
“Humanity's savageness is what makes it civilized. Technology, trade, computers, space travel. All are products of competition and conflict.” — Adam Burch Copy Share Image
“The fiendlike skill we display in the invention of all manner of death-dealing engines, the vindictiveness with which we carry on our wars, and… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“Also, a large swath of our intellectual culture is loath to admit that there could be anything good about civilization, modernity, and Western society.” — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
“They had wandered in a defeated continent of the vulgar world, where vulgarity had lost its power and its pride, and had to repeat… — Rebecca West Copy Share Image
“Whoever created the world went to a lot of trouble. It would be downright rude not to go out and see as much of… — Edward Readicker-Henderson Copy Share Image
“By so giving up, of course, it renews itself- that is the secret” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
Forgive us our trespasses," says Margarethe, "and get out of our way. — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“There are two kinds of anger: hot and cold. Boys and girls experience both, but as they grow up the anger separates according to… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“Very few things in the world are certain, but morning is one of them.” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
No one survives in times of war unless they make war their home. How did I get so old and wise, but for welcoming… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“I care as much as I can, but I don’t spend energy caring about things I cannot resolve.” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“How many times in a life, he thought, will I lie down in a darkness whose character I cannot imagine, to see what daybreak… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
Old Flossie settle down on the other side of What-the-Dickens and dragged some handiwork out of a sack. She armed herself with two thorns… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
I shall pray for your soul,' promised Nessarose. I shall wait for your shoes,' Elphie answered. — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
My first job was scooping ice cream at Friendly's in Albany, New York. I hated the work, most of my colleagues, and the uniform,… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“At its most elemental, a spell is no more than a recipe for change.” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
I write because I admire the act of rationalization, of seeking clarity in one's understanding of the complexities of life, and I'm bad at… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
