4840 Quotes & Sayings

To some people, the miraculous appears to be everyday. To others, every day is a miracle. Which person are you? — Rainer Rey

What I do is put my characters into situations that are so precarious there is no way to get out. And then I figure how to get them out. — Sidney Sheldon

So: this is where we are going to become parents. You walk into the building as a couple, and leave a few minutes later as a family. You walk in recollecting long romantic dinners, nights at the theater, and care-free vacations. You leave worrying about where to get diapers, milk, and Cheerios. — Scott Simon

I have two ideas for novels at the moment, neither of them all that conventional, but I'm not ready to choose between them yet, let alone settle down to the process of writing. — Jonathan Coe

No such thing as nothing. So it's gotta be a something, don't it? — Patrick Ness

Also, I liked John Cage's music. I liked it for its craziness, the use of silence, the boldness-anything to get me away from writing about.. I don't know what academic poets write about. — Kenneth Koch

A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself. He can live without hope, without friends, without books, even without music, as long as he can listen to his own thoughts. — Axel Munthe

Wars come from egotism and selfishness. Every macrocosmic or world war has its origin in microcosmic wars going on inside millions and millions of individuals. — Fulton J. Sheen

The language of pornography is abusive, that of romance adoring. Both are addressed to a fetish. — Mason Cooley

Disguise the pain. Don't call attention. Don't be noticed. — Jennifer Niven

A leader should never compare his technical skills with his employee's. — Jack Ma

Your growling and posturing might impress the sort of women you're accustomed to consorting with,but quite frankly, I find them to be a bit of a bore.
Portia to Julian — Teresa Medeiros

When we begin to live like Jesus, people will perceive our peace as an indictment on their violence; they will see our security as an indictment on their insecurity. — Jonathan Martin