“The delicate sensitivity of a frightened rattlesnake.”
Ross Macdonald book The Way Some People Die
The Way Some People Die (1951)
“There are no forbidden questions in science, no matters too sensitive or delicate to be probed, no sacred truths.”
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John Hay (1838–1905) American statesman, diplomat, author and journalist
From a 1903 letter to President Roosevelt, John Hay Papers, Library of Congress.
Dean Acheson book Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department
Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department (1969), Principles
“A sensitive person gets burned, like a delicate moth.”
Elfriede Jelinek book The Piano Teacher
Der Sensible muß verbrennen, dieser zarte Nachtfalter.
P 71
The Piano Teacher (1988)
Frederick William Robertson (1816–1853) British writer and theologian
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 285.
Francis Escudero (1969) Filipino politician
Escudero, F. [Francis]. (2015, February 4). Retrieved from Official Facebook Page of Francis Escudero https://www.facebook.com/senchizescudero/posts/10153048401875610/ <br class="br">2015, Facebook
“No matter how much I probe and prod,
I cannot quite believe in God”
Yip Harburg (1896–1981) American song lyricist
"Agnostic".
Rhymes for the Irreverent (1965)
Context: No matter how much I probe and prod,
I cannot quite believe in God;
But oh, I hope to God that He
Unswervingly believes in me.
John Cowper Powys (1872–1963) British writer, lecturer and philosopher
Source: The Meaning of Culture (1929), p. 175