J. M. Barker Quotes

How many human eyes...had snatched glimpses of their secret anatomies, down the passage of years?

She was a sea: and I had to swim in her.

Three is the number of those who do holy work; Two is the number of those who do lover's work; One is the number of those who do perfect evil Or perfect good.

You'll learn, honey. Love can be the best thing in life. And it can be the worst. The absolute worst.

I dreamt a limitless book, A book unbound, Its leaves scattered in fantastic abundance On every line there was a new horizon drawn, New heavens supposed; New states, new souls.

I was cured in my new infamy of all the tired wisdom of age. I would never weary into that tired state again - -I swore to myself, I would always be this raw, wet child hereafter.

The sun rose like a stripper, keeping its glory well covered by cloud till it seemed there'd be no show at all.

Journey to the end of day, Come the fire-fly, Come the moon; Say a prayer for God's good grace And sleep with lore upon your face.

For a writer, and particularly a writer of my genre, which is the fantastical, I think that it's to my advantage to feel remote from and disconnected from the world of deal making.

Books should make somebody look at how they feel, be honest with themselves.

I never want to be the producer that I too often got.

Truth does not demand belief.

It turns out that the word atheism means much less than I had thought. It is merely the lack of theism.

The 9/11 terrorist attack was a faith-based initiative.

Please clean up after your dogma.

You keep accusing me of blasphemy all of the time, but I cannot be convicted of a victimless crime.

We were blood brothers, pals forever. He was my very best friend. Nobody else could see him. I now know he was just pretend.

There is joy in rationality, happiness in clarity of mind. Freethought is thrilling and fulfilling - absolutely essential to mental health and happiness.

Without "The Law of Moses" would we all be wandering around like little gods, stealing, raping, and spilling blood whenever our vanity was offended?

For my money, I'll bet on reason and humanistic kindness. Even if I am wrong I will have enjoyed my life, the existence of which is under little dispute.

Most Christians are afraid that people will think for themselves; most atheists are afraid that they won’t.

Freethought is respectable. Freethought is crucial. Freethought needs to be publicized.

Atheists are suffering from bad PR. What if Sesame Street had an atheist character?

The New Orleans bands, you see, didn't play with a flat sound. They'd shade the music. After the band had played with the two or three horns blowing, they'd let the rhythm have it.

Everything in New Orleans was competitive. People would always be betting on who was the best and the greatest in everything. That's where the battles of music came in.

Our minds are the most mysterious things about us.

The solving of almost every crime mystery depends on something which seems, at first glance, to bear no relation whatever to the original crime.

The art of detection is finding a common denominator for the fractions of a case.

I wish you could arrange your life so as to have a little more leisure. I do not want you to be lazy, but the passive conditions of the mind are quite as valuable as the active conditions.

He who knows Love becomes Love, and he knows All beings are himself, twin-born of Love.

A good play puts the audience through a certain ordeal.

I'm not interested in entertainment.

You emerge from tragedy equipped against lies. After the musical, you're anybody's fool

I believe in poetic discourse, in the value of speech in a non-naturalistic way; it's speculative.

I’ve often taken important classical, biblical or literary stories and interrogated them. I have tried to reinvigorate Lot by interpreting it differently.

I photograph different people all the time. I like to shoot all kinds of people.

Kate Moss is small and not necessarily model dimensions but she has that special something.

Culturally, the First World War is the war that stands in for other wars.

A society that devours its own young deserves no automatic or unquestioning allegiance.

Half the world's work is done by hopeless neurotics.

The result was I went nowhere.

The Norfolk landscape sends a shiver through my soul.

A woman who knows her power has in her hands the key to her own happiness and success.

Pamalican Island is a wonderful story told with the sparkle of fun and a true understanding of the magic of childhood. A magical journey for any child who dreams of desert islands.

Tennis is a battle of the minds, just as much as it is a battle of playing ability. Trying to expose your opponent's weaknesses is one of the most vital and fascinating facets of tennis.

... and later we'll have action from the men's cockles pairs.

My chops are still up, even though I'm not still in high school.

Bill Stevenson of The Descendants is really good, too.

I'm obsessed with my children.

I have my kids every Friday through Monday, and I don't leave them the whole time I have them.