23310 Quotes & Sayings

She absolutely believed in herself and her ability to find a guy who valued her as much as she valued him. In — Christopher Cortman

It was great to see the owls," I said.
She smiled.
"Yes. They're wild things, of course. Killers, savages. They're wonderful. — David Almond

He moans and kisses the nape of my neck. He works his way up to my mouth. His lips land on mine, hot and wet and sucking. His tongue sweeps in, teasing mine. — Susan Ee

A lot of people have said I'd have probably done better in my career if I hadn't looked so cheap and gaudy. But I dress to be comfortable for me, and you shouldn't be blamed because you want to look pretty. — Dolly Parton

It's not all book signings and publicity photos, you know. You want fame, you have to be prepared for a long hard slog. — J.K. Rowling

I think anything is possible to anyone who dreams, dares, works and never gives up. — Xavier Dolan

If I had stayed purely a horror writer or thriller writer, I might have more of a presence in those particular genres, and I'd certainly have more individual titles to market, since it's much easier to write pure genre fiction than it is to create something different. — Chet Williamson

Somewhere in the world, someone is doing something that you decided couldn't be done. — Seth Godin

Building a team is hard — Patrick Lencioni

If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. — Mao Zedong

I tried to imagine myself as an old lady, grey and wrinkled, with my life behind me. And suddenly I knew what I wanted. Not in the details, but the broad sweep of things. I wanted my life to be like one of my favourite books: a big, fat novel, each page filled with smallwritten words as though the only way to cram so much life in was to make the writing really small. I wanted to be brave, take risks, make a difference, fall in love. The characters would be colourful, the landscapes exotic. I wanted my life to be a page-turner. — Helen Douglas

Ot-yebis' Eugene," Mira says, her face getting flushed. Whatever she just said, Eugene takes a breath and stops talking. — Dima Zales

The Tejo runs down from Spain
And the Tejo goes into the sea in Portugal.
Everybody knows that.
But not many people know the river of my village
And where it comes from
And where it's going.
And so, because it belongs to less people,
The river of my village is freer and greater. — Alberto Caeiro

It's true that adventures are good for people even when they are very young. Adventures can get in a person's blood even if he doesn't remember having them. — Eva Ibbotson

Working away from my husband for long periods is good and bad. It stops us taking each other for granted and gives us space, but I miss him terribly. — Helen Mirren