Abbott Thayer Quotes & Sayings

I'm always shocked by the people who I'm attracted to. It's always completely random. I generally like people who are a bit crazy but yeah, that's pretty much my only prerequisite. — Robert Pattinson

You haven't lived until you've grieved. Death, life, together, the same. And if you've only experienced life you're only half-alive. — Jeff Salyards

A man who lifts his chin in pride will fail to see the chasm at his feet. — Alison Goodman

You little fool. Tears are not a woman's only weapon. You've got another one between your legs, and you'd best learn to use it. You'll find men use their swords freely enough. Both kinds of swords. — George R R Martin

Sleep now, baby. I'll be here when you wake. — J.L. Sheppard

Every year, I give my dad an advance copy of my latest book. He reads it over the next several nights and says something incredibly supportive. Then he clears his throat nervously and changes the subject. — Chelsea Cain

You'll lose it, if you talk about it — Ernest Hemingway,

When I was growing up I used to think that the best thing about coming from Des Moines was that it meant you didn't come from anywhere else in Iowa. By Iowa standards, Des Moines is a mecca of cosmopolitanism — Bill Bryson

I've never been the wilting flower. I've never been the girl who's subservient to a man. — Leven Rambin

Happiness is the silent purpose of all existence. — Debasish Mridha

The Nazis knew they were doing wrong, so they hid everything; the Bolsheviks were convinced they were doing right, so they kept everything. Like it or not, you're a Russian historian, a searcher for lost souls, and in Russia the truth is always written not in ink, like in other places, but in innocent blood. These archives are as sacred as Golgotha. In the dry rustle of the files you can hear the crying of children, the shunting of trains, the echo of footsteps down to the cellars, the single shot of the Nagant pistol delivering the seven grams. The very paper smells of blood" (401). — Simon Montefiore

Until we face the war within ourselves, the world will never change. — Dana Gore