16841 Quotes & Sayings

Standing on the roof at night, beside the golden ship
I look across the city and I dream a wild trip.
The waves are high, the wind is strong, the moon is white and full.
I smell the salt upon the sea, a strong magnetic pull.
I shout into the endless dark, awaiting the reply:
'Away! Away' It says: 'Away! Now spread your wings and fly. — Brian Selznick

J. B. Jackson, a historian of landscapes, makes a crucial point about such things in his essay "The Necessity for Ruins." Things in decay, he says, express a theology of birth, death, and redemption. — Thomas Moore

she was, whichever city or state, whatever mood she was in, there was nothing like a book store to fill her up with happiness. — Lauren Gilley

When the spirit is understood, then life becomes not at all common, but a constant magical circus in which you see yourself reflected in all forms and all formlessness. — Frederick Lenz

I was born and raised in Manhattan; I didn't realize that I, in all my androgyny, was a freak to the rest of this country. — IO Tillett Wright

Death and genitals are things that frighten people, and when people are frightened, they develop means of concealment and aggression. It is common sense. — Noam Chomsky

The moment Quan crossed a line with me, I'd have to shut him down, but either he hadn't crossed one yet or my lines weren't where I thought they were. — Lola Dodge

But for ourselves, we resent teachers. Let a man get up and say, 'Behold, this is the truth,' and instantly I perceive a sandy cat filching a piece of fish in the background. Look, you have forgotten the cat, I say. — Virginia Woolf

Success, however you judge what that even means, brings with it certain pressures. — John Simm

I don't read blogs, I don't have MySpace, I don't have Facebook or Twitter - none of that. — Jessica Szohr