37405 Quotes & Sayings

All sorts of men don't make it home for the births of their children. But My mother was out of town on the day I was born, so she missed it, just seems ... seems like a more profound complaint, somehow. — Lois McMaster Bujold

Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards. — Tacitus

You know, my sister and I can't understand what Dawson sees in you. You're just a silly little human." His arm shot out so fast it was a blur, picked up a strand of her hair. "And you're really not even that pretty."
Oh ... oh, that stung more than it should have. Tears burned her eyes as she fought to keep her voice level. "I guess it's a good thing, then. A relationship between us would never work."
His eyes narrowed. "And why is that?"
"Because I'm allergic to assholes. — Jennifer L. Armentrout

This is one other thing I know: without autumn, there is no end. Without red and gold and orange there is no finality, no conclusion. Without the sudden shift in the air, without the scent of apples and the crisp chill of morning, summer could go on forever. Without fall, summer lingers. There is a marvelous limbo where I live now, without the changing of seasons. No blazing display to signify the end of everything good. Perhaps this is what drew me to California. A place where time is suspended. — T. Greenwood

I think more than writers, the major influences on me have been European movies, jazz, and Abstract Expressionism. — Don DeLillo

I don't want to say never, but I hope I don't become that 'take me seriously now' guy. — Trey Parker

The position of women, that sad and well-nigh universal blot on civilizations, was never far from her mind. — Rose Macaulay

I learned to just show up at the page and write down what I heard. Writing became more like eavesdropping and less like inventing a nuclear bomb. — Julia Cameron

If we had not driven them into hell, hell would have swallowed us. — Alexander Suvorov

Baby doll, that's pretty but it just won't do. — Kristen Ashley

I'm bored with the same genre, the same remakes of things. I like original ideas and high-concept things where it's off the page and kind of fantastical. — Nina Dobrev

I'm not a war photographer. I've always dealt with the consequences of conflict. — Giles Duley