31dec Quotes & Sayings

Journalism is unreadable, and literature is unread. — Oscar Wilde

People should decide on the books' meanings for themselves. They'll find a story that attacks such things as cruelty, oppression, intolerance, unkindness, narrow-mindedness, and celebrates love, kindness, open-mindedness, tolerance, curiosity, human intelligence. — Philip Pullman

I swear to God, every other fucker has flat-out deserted me. — Rainbow Rowell

Liberation from every form of exploitation, the possibility of a more human and dignified life, the creation of a new humankind - all pass through this struggle. — Gustavo Gutierrez

Telling takes away the need to write. It relieves the pressure. And once that tension dissipates, so does the need to relieve it. First write it, then we'll talk about it. — Donald Margulies

Each night when she prepared for bed she smeared her face with some new unguent which she hoped illogically would give back the glow and freshness to her vanishing beauty. — F Scott Fitzgerald

I don't ever get the great looking lawyer roles because I've got a thick neck from playing football. — Channing Tatum

slaying everything within reach in order to quiet the monster that gnaws at their vitals. — Henry Miller

What the power structure is afraid of is that we're going to learn to recognize the truth when we hear it. — Daniel Keys Moran

To seek Divinity merely in books is to seek the living among the dead ... seek God within your own soul. — John Smith

The Hemulen, moaning piteously, thrust his nose into the sand. "This has gone too far!" he said. "Why can't a poor innocent botanist live his life in peace and quiet?"
"Life is not peaceful," said Snufkin, contentedly. — Tove Jansson

People may come and go,lives may change in a instant,but love and friendship will last forever. — Elizabeth Sims

I was living in a small town in Indiana working as a telemarketer and a vacuum salesman. I was really bad: the vacuums seemed to always be falling apart. Every time I did a demonstration, I'd say, 'This is the material the astronauts used on Apollo 13.' And no sooner had that come out of my mouth, something would malfunction. — Adam Driver

The world is in trouble. Many have prayed. God sent help. God sent you. — Marianne Williamson