1530s French Quotes & Sayings

Chese now," quod she, "oon of thise thynges tweye:
To han me foul and old til that I deye,
And be to yow a trewe, humble wyf,
And nevere yow displese in al my lyf,
Or elles ye wol han me yong and fair,
And take youre aventure of the repair
That shal be to youre hous by cause of me,
Or in som oother place, may wel be.
Now chese yourselven, wheither that yow liketh. — Geoffrey Chaucer

When the target of crime is armed, there is more law present, more public policy present, and more public interest served than by all 20,000 gun laws in force. — John Longenecker

Here I am, a bundle of past recollections and future dreams, knotted up in a reasonably attractive bundle of flesh. I remember what this flesh has gone through; I dream of what it may go through. — Sylvia Plath

No, Time, thou shalt not boast that I do change. — William Shakespeare

Like most authors, I'm a raging egomaniac. I know that about myself. And I know that, if I had internet access, I would waste countless hours looking up things about myself, writing fake posts about how great I am and arguing with people who don't like my work. It saves me a lot of time and frustration to just stay out of the loop. — Bentley Little

Adam swore harshly. "New werewolves are dangerous, woman. Especially when they are cold and hungry." He looked at Mac, and his voice changed completely, the heat and anger gone, "Mercy, come here."
I didn't look down to see what he'd noticed in Mac's face. I took a step, but Mac was wrapped around my left leg. I stopped before I fell. "Uhm. I'm a little stuck for the moment. — Patricia Briggs

Maybe it's time to grow the fuck up and live the life I want. — Samantha Young

Waste equals food, whether it's food for the earth, or for a closed industrial cycle. We manufacture products that go from cradle to grave. We want to manufacture them from cradle to cradle. — William McDonough

When you're building a character, or at least when I'm building a character, you start saying, 'How am I going to make people like him?' — John Sandford

Life doesn't get easier. We just get stronger. — Karen White

When I get too old to go out and do things, I'll close my eyes and be young again, in my mind at least. We never really have to be old, I think, as long as we stay young inside, as long as we can still pretend." "Wow, — K. Martin Beckner

I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear of displaying a soi-disant bad taste stops us from venturing into special cultural zones. — Manuel Puig

Wherever I travel I'm too late. The orgy has moved elsewhere, — Mordecai Richler

They say that every Jewish person is supposed to love one black person in his life. I'm glad Lorne Michaels chose me. — Tracy Morgan

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature. — Socrates