3821 Quotes & Sayings

From the time I became an actor my whole approach was to try to do as many different things as possible. It never occurred to me that I might be typecast. — Lance Reddick

healthy. I believe that when one can grow to the point where he loves his work, this gives him a kind of strength that is most valuable. — Booker T. Washington

Precious," the cat said and leaned forward, angling his head. Shane longed for the cat's kiss, but instead the cat bent to nip Shane's chin. "So mine. And so hungry. — Kari Gregg

The only actual change that had come over him in the past years was that, for some reason, his impediment had gotten worse. "Mawidge," he said. "Vewy old. — William Goldman

Without hope we are lost. — Mahmoud Darwish

Rian Malan was one of the first younger writers to perceive and write about a darkness in the South African psyche that goes deeper than mere politics. To some extent, that's my territory, too. — Damon Galgut

When a man comes to die, no matter what his talents and influence and genius, if he dies unloved his life must be a failure to him and his dying a cold horror — John Steinbeck

Read a lot. But read as a writer, to see how other writers are doing it. And make your knowledge of literature in English as deep and broad as you can. In workshops, writers are often told to read what is being written now, but if that is all you read, you are limiting yourself. You need to get a good overall sense of English literary history, so you can write out of that knowledge. — Theodora Goss

Parents teach you a lot of things, but the most important thing they teach you is this: how people will fuck you up in the future. If they're any good, they teach you to get used to it. — Lauren Oliver

I thought it peculiar how one new experience can alter your perspective on places you've known your whole life. — M.J. Prest

I'm out talking about this company (General Electric) seven days a week, 24 hours a day, with nothing to hide. We're a 130-year-old company that has a great record of high-quality leadership and a culture of integrity. — Jeffrey R. Immelt

If the sword of oppression be permitted to lop off one limb without opposition, reiterated strokes will soon dismember the whole body. — Alexander Hamilton

not knowing what I needed to do or where I needed to go, I knew all the same that I was going in the right direction. — J.D. Jordan

So grown women could smell it again, that chemical, flowery fug. That's how badly people wanted it - to know that their lives had happened, that the person they once had been still existed inside of them. There — Emma Cline