2388 Quotes & Sayings

I have come to New York because it is the most forlorn of places, the most abject. The brokenness is everywhere, the disarray is universal. You have only to open your eyes to see it. The broken people, the broken things, the broken thoughts. The whole city is a junk heap. — Paul Auster

I don't snore," Horace said, with dignity. Will raised his eyebrows."Is that so?" he said. "Then in that case, you'd better chase out that colony of walruses who are in the tent with you. — John Flanagan

In all my books, I try to have a strong element of realism underlying the fantastic. — Garth Nix

The observations that have developed over the years have given us perspective about where we fit in. We are newcomers, really recent arrivals on a planet that is four and a half billion years old. — Sylvia Earle

We, as Unitarians, may feel that the world is coming our way. — William Howard Taft

Before or After? Fern:
Before, anticipation is usually better than the real thing.
Ambrose: After. The real thing, when done right, is always better
than a daydream. Fern wouldn't know, would she? She let that one
slide. — Amy Harmon

Titanic city" was born.
It's the song, they said.
No, the sea, the luxury, the ship.
It's the sex, they whispered.
Leo, said Aziza sheepishly. It's all about Leo.
"Everybody wants Jack," Laila said to Mariam. That's what it is. Everybody wants Jack to rescue them from disaster. — Khaled Hosseini

I affirm the qualia of reality, for the principle of wisdom captivates the thought, even if it's only offering a mere modicum of value in belief. — Lionel Suggs

And where, on earth, dwell hope and truth? In childhood's uncorrupted heart; Alas! too soon to guileless youth The world doth its dark code impart! — Luc De Clapiers