A5m Claude Quotes & Sayings

Q: What is wrong with the world?
A: Everybody pays attention to pictures of things. Nobody pays attention to things themselves. — Kurt Vonnegut

I would certainly never suggest that any lesbian should be ashamed of her sexual preference. — Evan Hunter

But this month is all about CITY OF JASMINE which I hope you already have in your hot little hands. My favorite review snippet? KIRKUS REVIEWS said it's "part screwball comedy".
I can't tell you how much time I spent with Carole Lombard and William Powell and Irene Dunne when I was writing it. I adore the 30s comedies for their light-hearted take on relationships and adventure - and the glamorous settings and occasional dash of intrigue only heighten the magic. (Did you know that Nicholas Brisbane from my Lady Julia series was named for THE THIN MAN's Nick Charles? And apologies to Dashiell Hammett, but I fell in love with the film long before I read the book and appreciated how much it had been lightened in the adaptation!) So when you're reading CITY OF JASMINE, give some thought to who you'd like to see playing Evie and Gabriel - I'd love to hear who you'd cast in your own production. — Deanna Raybourn

No furniture is so charming as books. — Sydney Smith

Everything on Earth - for good or for bad - originated first from thought. — David Pandolfe

The audiences certainly have [declined]. If I go to the theatre now I find people come there to eat and smoke and talk to one another. And look like scarecrows. — Evelyn Waugh

Hope was a dangerous thing, something best squashed before it became contagious. — Cynthia Bond

There will always be crazy things that happen in our lives, but love is the central connector. If we commit to love and partnership, the other stuff doesn't matter. — Hill Harper

Life in all its brevity deserved to be lived, for the right reasons. Belonging Places. — M.R. Weston

He controlled her with each thrust, damn near stamping his name on her privates-in all caps, bolded, so she'd never forget who it belonged to. — Delaney Diamond

You'd think the jolt of suddenly being hit by a human bullet would've woken the guy up, but he'd completely checked into the stupor suite at the Hotel Hypoxia. — Suzanne Brockmann

How oft review; each finding, like a friend, Something to blame, and something to commend. — George Eliot

I put all my positive energy into positive action. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Just because you didn't get your way, don't take your ball and go home. — Bill Rancic

Christmas is the spirit of love, peace and goodwill to all Humankind. — Lailah Gifty Akita