23454 Quotes & Sayings

But it wasn't just the bird, was it, Teddy thought as he lay in bed waiting for sleep to find him, the nightly oblivion kept at bay by meandering thought. It wasn't just the one lark that had been silenced by Izzie. (A mouthful.) It was the generations of birds that would have come after it and now would never be born. All those beautiful songs that would never be sung. Later in his life he learned the word "exponential," and later still the world "fractal," but for now it was a flock that grew larger and larger as it disappeared into a future that would never be. — Kate Atkinson

Some of the biggest challenges were, page after page, standing naked in front of the reader. — Rob Roberge

I'm a big believer that there's a reason for everything. I'm a hopeless optimist. — Rachael Yamagata

My favorite part (of the game) is knowing that they're comfortable, knowing that, no matter
what, they can count on me. What I really enjoy most about catching is the
relationship with a pitcher. The most important thing is they can relax when I'm
back there and know that I did my job, I did some homework on hitters. — Jorge Posada

Who can sum up all the ills the women of a nation suffer from war? They have all of the misery and none of the glory; nothing to mitigate their weary waiting and watching for the loved ones who return no more. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Feminism is not a fad. It's not like Angry Birds. Although it does involve a lot of angry birds. Bad example. — Bridget Christie

There are codes so subtle that they change their whole meaning in half a line, or in a syllable, or in a pause, a caesura. — Hilary Mantel