FAMOUS QUOTES & SAYINGS

I descended to the ocean floor and encountered bloated, symmetrical creatures with pumping white hearts and translucent skin. Collapsed blue civilizations lived down there, fissured and antiseptic, craggy with barnacles ... (Scott Bradfield)

Eager to hear more about the aforementioned behaviors of the ill-bred Miss Bowman, Livia leaned back against the edge of the desk, facing Marcus. "I wonder what Miss Bowman did ... (Lisa Kleypas)

The city is always recruited from the country. The men in cities who are the centres of energy, the driving-wheels of trade, politics or practical arts, and the women of ... (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

I solemnly vow that I will safeguard and hold dear and deep in my heart our union and you, I promise to love you faithfully, forsaking all others, through the ... (E.L. James)

Accustom yourself to the belief that death is of no concern to us, since all good and evil lie in sensation and sensation ends with death. Therefore the true belief ... (Epicurus)

When they killed him, Mother wouldn't hold her peace, so they slit her throat. I was stupid then, being only nine, and I fought to save them both. But the ... (Mark Lawrence)

When you're mid-season, in very intense situations, it's hard not to take that home with you. Especially when you're sleeping, you can't control what you dream about. And it sneaks ... (Aaron Paul)

Roth Unbound is filled with intelligent readings and smart judgments. Because of the author's sympathy and sharp mind, it offers real insight into the creative process itself, and into Philip ... (Colm Toibin)

His mane was like a crest, mounting, then falling low. His neck was long and slender, and arched to the small, savagely beautiful head. The head was that of the ... (Walter Farley)

When we were doing a scene, lots of times we would collapse giggling, because it seemed so silly because it felt like we were doing a home movie at times. ... (Illeana Douglas)

I think that we're making a mistake if we don't see that there is a cultural basis to many illnesses, not just psychiatric ones. Breast cancer would be one prevalent ... (Jonathan Michel Metzl)

There are reports that French President Francois Hollande had an affair with an actress who is 18 years younger than him. It's pretty serious. Under French law, he could face ... (Jimmy Fallon)

The fortune of our lives depends on employing well the short period of our youth. ... (Thomas Jefferson)

I'm going where my heart will take me I've got faith to believe I can do anything I've got strength of the soul And no one's gonna bend or break ... (Rod Stewart)

I'm not sayin' that the book wasn't important. I'm sayin' there are more important. I'm sayin' that all the things that were important about the book ... well, they weren't ... (Gavin Extence)

Grant me the stormy seas over a life of ease, the toil and madness of a life of effort, and adventure , and meaning. The safe harbor is not for ... (Brendon Burchard)

A people without children would face a hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as helpless. ... (Theodore Roosevelt)

Never think of any right effort as being fruitless. All right effort bears fruit, whether we see the results or not. ... (Peace Pilgrim)

Youth to youth, like the dragon-flies chasing each other, and love like the sun warming them through and through. ... (John Galsworthy)

I know about Trina. You bitch." Shoulders hunched, Peabody carefully pinned up murder. "It's a special night. You'll look really good, and you won't have to do it all yourself. ... (J.D. Robb)

I do know what my first meal in the next world would be ... Spaghetti Aglio e Olio, heavy on everything. ... (Rachael Ray)

Each morning, when you awaken, promise the dawn that you'll keep your heart as light as a feather. Commit again each night at sunset. ... (Joann Davis)

Some pieces couldn't be glued back together. Some people weren't for fixing. Sometimes, the only thing to do was burn the whole fucking world down and start again. ... (Abigail Haas)

Training need not be an all-or-nothing battle, involving punishing track practice, grueling calisthenics, and wrenching interval sessions every afternoon. It could be a fun and easy cruise through the gorgeous ... (Bill Rodgers)

Wimbledon 2014 will be my last slam. To be honest, I am already starting to miss professional tennis, having played at the highest level for two decades. It is what ... (Mahesh Bhupathi)

Jeff [the werewolf] cocked his head and stared at me like I had just turned into a were-rabbit. Admittedly, this was a tremendous improvement over wanting to tear me limb ... (Jim C. Hines)

To discover your mission and put it into action - instead of worrying on the sidelines - is to find peace of mind and a heart full of love. ... (Scilla Elworthy)

Stealing bases is just something I like to do. I figure if I can hit home runs and steal bases, I'd be different than everybody else. ... (Carl Crawford)

It's been a pleasure, she-wolf.' He climbed out of the jeep before I could hit him. ... (Andrea Cremer)

Behold now this vast city [London]; a city of refuge, the mansion-house of liberty, encompassed and surrounded with His protection. ... (John Milton)