#would

Religion kept some of my relatives alive, because it was all they had. If they hadn't had some hope of heaven, some companionship in Jesus, they probably would have committed suicide, their lives were so hellish. ↗

— Octavia Butler

#alive #because #committed #companionship #had

A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat it, and buy clothes and send their children to school with it. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#children #clothes #drunkard #eat #give

Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds of cruelty, adultery and desertion, he would probably get one. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#apply #christ #church #cruelty #desertion

The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#been #called #had #mariner #old

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good deal less sorrow in the world a hundred years hence. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#dare #deal #good #good deal #hence

The fact is that my wife if she had common sense would have more power over me than any other whatsoever, for my heart always alights upon the nearest perch. ↗

— George Byron

#any #common #common sense #fact #had

A completely disrespectful photographer was asked to stop taking photographs, and then said, 'I've got what I want. What are you going to do about it?' How would you feel if somebody walked up and started taking your photograph? I don't think you'd be very happy. ↗

— Gabriel Byrne

#asked #completely #disrespectful #feel #going

I would like to break out of this dark, brooding image, cause I'm actually not like that at all. ↗

— Gabriel Byrne

#break #brooding #cause #dark #i

Women hate everything which strips off the tinsel of sentiment, and they are right, or it would rob them of their weapons. ↗

— George Byron

#everything #hate #off #right #rob

I would say that I'm finding my voice in more ways than one. ↗

— Boz Scaggs

#i #more #say #than #voice