Tantalus Quotes

Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames. — Rick Riordan

No more alone through the world's wilderness,
Although I trod the paths of high intent,
I journeyed now: no more companionless — Percy Bysshe Shelley

I'm not an amazingly trained soul singer, so with me it's about feeling and energy and spontaneity - that's a really big part of who I am. — Neneh Cherry

That was so completely unfair that I told Tantalus to go chase a donut, which didn't help his mood. — Rick Riordan

I have lived 78 years without hearing of bloody places like Cambodia. — Lord Randolph Churchill

There are those who'll turn innocent occasions to their advantage. — J.K. Rowling

To not extend forgiveness is to burn the bridge that we ourselves must cross. — Richard Paul Evans

To be supportive of myself, I have to go with what I want to do. I started acting and I was so mesmerized. — Agyness Deyn

The past five years had informed me about human sorrow. While no two griefs are the same, nobody understands suffering like those who've been there. — Helen Brown

I rather like mysteries. But I do dislike muddles. — David Lean

Whenever I heard a musician do something that I could not explain, I went back to the theory in order to figure it out. — George Russell

God did not create evil. Just as darkness is the absence of light, evil is the absence of God. — Albert Einstein

What something is depends more on when it is than anything else. — Frank Zappa

The less said about the putter the better. Here is an instrument of torture, designed by Tantalus and forged in the devil's own smithy. — Tony Lema

A little bit of one story joins onto an idea from another, and hey presto, ... not old tales but new ones. Nothing comes from nothing. — Salman Rushdie

I told Tantalus to go chase a doughnut. — Rick Riordan

Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy — Benjamin Franklin

The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty. — Thomas Adams

As a writer, one is always a little blind to what one writes. — Patrick Modiano