Alexander Gregg Quotes & Sayings

There are three things without which there is no country
common language, common judicature, and co-tillage land
for without these a country cannot support itself in peace and social union. — Thomas Davis

The women have to suffer due to nature without compensation or an indemnity. — Aporva Kala

Everyone reacts to life based on their own insecurities. — Cliff Cardin

All novels must be autobiographical because I am the only material that I know. All of the characters are me. But at the same time, a novel is never autobiographical even if it describes the life of the author. Literary writing is a completely different medium. — John Banville

We all make mistakes at some time in our lives, some more than others. It is only when the cost is counted in human lives that people really take notice. — Jasper Fforde

The wise man takes the shortest path to peace with himself.' Acceptance of what is, that is the shortest path. — Robin Hobb

When a couple turns domestic, for the first while having to talk about the need for aluminum eaves troughing and other matters only gets in the way of the relationship. Then, magically, these negotiations take the place of the relationship. — Marni Jackson

A world in which deliberate practice is a normal part of life would be one in which people had more volition and satisfaction. — Anders Ericsson

There was no way that I wanted him to stop touching me, even for a few hours. My pulse thudded as I glanced across at the camp bed. I cleared my throat. "Wel ... is there a reason we can't both take the bed? The sleeping bags zip together, don't they?" Alex stared at me without moving. "Would that be OK?" I asked, feeling nervous suddenly.
The lantern light made his eyes look darker, his hair almost black. He started to smile, a grin spreading across his face. "Yes, that would be extremely OK. — L.A. Weatherly

What interests me is the surprising enormous extent to which most people accept the fate that's been given to them, and find some dignity. — Kazuo Ishiguro

When I got married and had a child and went to work, my day was all day, all night. You lose your sense of balance. That was in the late '60s, '70s, women went to work, they went crazy. They thought the workplace was much more exciting than the home. They thought the family could wait. And you know what? The family can't wait. And women have now found that out. It all has to do with women, or the homemaker leaving the home and realizing that where they've gone is not as fabulous, or as rewarding, or as self-fulfilling as the balance between the workplace and the home place. — Martha Stewart