FAMOUS QUOTES & SAYINGS

But in fact I was like Ossie, in this one regard: I was consumed by a helpless, often furious love for a ghost. Every rock on the island, every swaying ... (Karen Russell)

No decision is so fine as to not bind us to its consequences. No consequence is so unexpected as to absolve us of our decisions. Not even death. ... (R. Scott Bakker)

Christopher Nolan's astounding third Batman feature, 'The Dark Knight Rises,' represents the true maturation of the superhero movie - and provides the key to understanding the bottomless craving moviegoers have ... (John Podhoretz)

On average, once a month for the last 10 years since her [Harper Lee] stroke, we have sat and talked and told stories and exchanged insults ... Which she loves. ... (Wayne Flynt)

In German, a young lady has no sex, while a turnip has. Think what overwrought reverence that shows for the turnip, and what callous disrespect for the girl. See how ... (Mark Twain)

I have no house only a shadow. But whenever you are in need of a shadow, my shadow is yours. ... (Malcolm Lowry)

Everyone says the best fans in baseball are here [in Boston] and I can't wait to be a part of that. ... (Jason Bay)

I tilt my head sideways so I can look him straight on. "What firsts have we already passed?" "The easy ones. First hug, first date, first fight, first time we ... (Colleen Hoover)

To take in a new idea you must destroy the old, let go of old opinions, to observe and conceive new thoughts. To learn is but to change your opinion. ... (B. J. Palmer)

First of all, I was running scams when you were at keggers at Kappa Kappa Werewolf. You don't know much about me but I am way smarter than Gabriel was. ... (Lauren Dane)

No use, no use!' said the King. 'She runs so fearfully quick. You might as well try to catch a Bandersnatch! But I'll make a memorandum about her, if you ... (Lewis Carroll)

She'd stutter all the reasons why she shouldn't, shaking her head adamantly. But her body..her body would grow hot with excitement. She'd get wet at the thrill of it. So ... (S.L. Jennings)

The soul that has come to know God fully no longer desires anything else, nor does it attach itself to anything on the earth; and if you put before it ... (Silouan the Athonite)

She was rage and vengeance, wrath and malice, in beautifully twisted human form. ... (Kami Garcia)

What are you doing this weekend to improve your financial situation? Sacrifice made today goes a long way for a better tomorrow. ... (Robert Kiyosaki)

I know, Ma. I'm a-tryin'. But them deputies- Did you ever see a deputy that didn't have a fat ass? An' they waggle their ass an' flop their gun aroun'. ... (John Steinbeck)

I have a big cynical side to me. ... (Peter Dinklage)

In a rough way the short story writer is to the novelist as a cabinetmaker is to a house carpenter. ... (Annie Proulx)

In Fall Out Boy, we were all playing with our pop punk influences, so that was always within that kind of framework. ... (Patrick Stump)

The final outcome cannot be known, either to the originator of a new theory, or to his colleagues and critics, who are bent on falsifying it. Thus, the scientific innovator ... (Peter D. Mitchell)

Prior to their discovery in 1917, phages had been linked to miracle waters - rivers in India and other places with the power to cure diseases from leprosy to cholera. ... (Michael Palmer)

Ability without enthusiasm is like a rifle without a bullet. ... (Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar)

Who among us has never looked up into the heavens on a starlit night, lost in wonder at the vastness of space and the beauty of the stars? ... (Jeb Bush)

I love cops," he said. "It's like my life, but with all the boring parts taken out. ... (Jennifer Echols)

I have the incredibly good fortune of being able to make the majority of the work I produce in the world on my own with no one bothering me. It ... (Andrew Levitas)

Wow, Angela and Holly," Ash said, sounding awed. "Hot." "Excuse me, what is wrong with you?" Kami demanded. "Other people's sexuality is not your spectator sport." Ash paused. "Of course," ... (Sarah Rees Brennan)

He stepped to her again, laid his lips on her brow. "But I want children with you, my lovely Eve. One day." "One day being far, far in the future. ... (J.D. Robb)

Look, I'm the DD tonight, but I'm offering to be more than just your driver. I'll be your bodyguard, and your bartender, and most importantly, your friend. I promise to ... (Elle Kennedy)

I know of only six genuine comic geniuses in movie history; Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Groucho Marx & Harpo Marx, Peter Sellers, and W.C. Fields. ... (Woody Allen)

I was taught to play that way when I was in high school and even before I got to high school. ... (Oscar Robertson)