Alizerian Quotes & Sayings

A soft answer breaks the rage, a tough answer encourage the fury. — Solomon

Daisy doesn't even go to his funeral, Nick and Jordan part ways, and Daisy ends up sticking with racist Tom ... you can tell Fitzgerald never took the time to look up at clouds during sunset, because there's no silver lining at the end of that book, let me tell you.
I do see why Nikki likes the novel, as it's written so well. But her liking it makes me worry now that Nikki really doesn't believe in silver linings, because she says The Great Gatsby is the greatest novel ever written by an American, and yet it ends so sadly. One thing's for sure, Nikki is going to be very proud of me when I tell her I finally read her favorite book. -Silver Linings Playbook, p. 9 — Matthew Quick

You are nothing but a bird with attitude. — Susan Ee

It disturbed me that people would come to the mountains and regard the place as if it was somehow unreal, as if no action of theirs could have an affect on the landscape. — Sid Marty

I've been dancing since I was seven, but I never really developed a regimen until I was on Broadway and responsible for a professional performance every night. — Kate Levering

There's a part of you, Gemma, that's so fucking sweet, and I want to steal that part of you, even though I know I shouldn't. — Ella Frank

Courage~ What makes the flag on the mast to wave? What makes the elephant charge his tusk in the misty mist, or the dusky dusk? What makes the muskrat guard his musk? Courage! What makes the sphinx the seventh wonder? Courage! What makes the dawn come up like thunder? Courage! What makes the Hottentot so hot? What puts the "ape" in apricot?~Cowardly Lion from the Wizard of Oz — L. Frank Baum

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man. — Benjamin Franklin

If my heart were not light, I would die. — Joanna Baillie

Having their feelings make sense is how people get their kicks. — Mark Vonnegut

The wise begin with whys." Everyone wants to be happy, healthy, and successful, but wanting is rarely an effective strategy for getting. Those who overcome the temptations of mediocrity and achieve everything they want in life have an extraordinarily compelling why that drives them. They — Hal Elrod

Maybe Ridley was like chicken pox; you could only catch it once. — Kami Garcia

Stretched to infinity,
the sea appeared as a blue metallic skin,
drawn tight and taut
over the face of the world
and tinged orange at its far edges
by a low-hanging sun,
glowing like a tangerine cut wide open.
As the sea broached the shore,
small waves squeezed out from the depths
and spilled, surged and scoured the beach.
Memories of our love,
holding you in my arms
on that the shifting shore,
made everything feel so right,
so whole,
as if we were always made to be together.
Our love holds fast even now,
despite the long shifting shoreline
of our lives.
(together) — Jeffrey A. White

The beauty of America is that the average person always thinks she is above average. — Sam Levenson

I don't usually read reviews. — Steve Earle