A Quote by Marisha Pessl

Betrayal isn't ridiculous. It's the reason empires fall.

Marisha Pessl

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Marisha Pessl
American - Writer
Born: October 26, 1977

History is made of empires, and the United States was by far and away the greatest, richest, and fairest empire that had every dominated the earth. Inevitably, it would fall. Empires always did. But we were lucky, you said. We got to participate in the most fascinating social experiment ever attempted.

Lionel Shriver

All empires fall eventually. It is the way of things.

Erin Morgenstern

Reader, you may ask this queston. In fact, you must ask this question. Is it ridiculous for a very small, sickly, big-eared mouse to fall in love with a beautiful princess named Pea? The answer is... Yes. Of course it's ridiculous. Love is ridiculous. But love is also wonderful. And powerful.

Kate DiCamillo

As yourselves your empires fall, and every kingdom hath a grave.

William Habington

Empires inevitably fall, and when they do, history judges them for the legacies they leave behind.

Noah Feldman

Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure.

Edward Thorndike

Empires rise and fall like the abdomen of God. It's just the universe breathing.

Wes Nisker

When words cease to cling close to things, kingdoms fall, empires wane and diminish.

Ezra Pound

Children of the future, watching empires fall. Madness the cup they drink from, self destruction the toll.

Ozzy Osbourne

Empires fall, ids explode, great symphonies are written, and behind all of it is a single instinct that demands satisfaction.

Sherwin B. Nuland

Can you see air you breathe? Can you see the force that moves the tides or changes the seasons or sends the birds to a winter haven?" Her eyes welled. "Can Rome with all its knowledge be so foolish? Oh Marcus, you can't carve God in stone. You can't limit him to a temple. You can't imprison him on a mountaintop. Heaven is his throne; earth, his footstool. Everything you see is his. Empires will rise and empires will fall. Only God prevails.

Francine Rivers

I love studying Ancient History and seeing how empires rise and fall, sowing the seeds of their own destruction.

Martin Scorsese

There will come a time of fire and night, when enemies rise and empires fall, when the stars themselves begin to die.

Kevin J. Anderson

We forget cruelty and past betrayal, Heedless of where the next bright bolt may fall.

Robert Graves

From tender youth we are told by father and teacher that betrayal is the most heinous offence imaginable. But what is betrayal??Betrayal means breaking ranks and breaking off into the unknown. Sabina knew of nothing more magnificent than going off into the unknown.

Milan Kundera

One thing I am certain of, I do not want to be betrayed, but thats quite hard to say casually, at the beginning of a relationship. It’s not a word people use very often, which confuses me, because there are different kinds of infidelity, but betrayal is betrayal wherever you find it. By betrayal, I mean promising to be on your side, and then being on somebody else’s.

Jeanette Winterson

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