Amy Cimorelli Quotes & Sayings

Writing does not exclude the full life; it demands it. — Katherine Anne Porter

People in general do not willingly read if they have anything else to amuse them. — Samuel Johnson

Some of those who had been among the most industrious, the kindest, and the most stalwart citizens of Village now went to the platform and shouted their wish that the border be closed so that 'we' (Matty shuddered at the use of 'we') would not have to share the resources anymore.
'We need all the fish for ourselves.
Our school is not big enough to teach their children, too; only our own.
They can't even speak right.
We can't understand them.
They have too many needs.
We don't want to tale care of them.'
And finally: 'We've done it long enough. — Lois Lowry

But out of all secrets of the river, he today only saw one, this one touched his soul. He saw: this water ran and ran, incessantly it ran, and was nevertheless always there, was always at all times the same and yet new in every moment! Great be he who would grasp this, understand this! He understood and grasped it not, only felt some idea of it stirring, a distant memory, divine voices. — Hermann Hesse

The basic thing is, how frightened are you of chaos? And how happy are you with order? — Philip K. Dick

He responded with one of those looks of pity and amusement I was by now so used to getting, the kind that implied not only was my fly undone, but that there was nothing to see even if it was. — Viet Thanh Nguyen

Granting our wish is one of Fate's saddest jokes. — James Russell Lowell

Did I please you?"
Silhara raised his head slowly to stare at her. High color flagged his cheekbones. His pupils swallowed the lighter black of his eyes. "Please me? You've vanquished me. — Grace Draven

People who object to weapons aren't abolishing violence, they're begging for rule by brute force, when the biggest, strongest animals among men were always automatically 'right.' Guns ended that, and social democracy is a hollow farce without an armed populace to make it work. — L. Neil Smith

Caricatured as navel-gazers, Millennials are said to live for their 'likes' and status updates. But the young people I know often leverage social media in selfless ways. — Chelsea Clinton

And though death is howling at our backs and life is roaring at our faces, we can just begin to write, simply begin to write what we have to say. — Natalie Goldberg

They regarded each other. Adam fair and cautious, Ronan dark and incendiary. This was Ronan at his most truthful. — Maggie Stiefvater

I didn't do very well at school, and I suppose I've always had this sense, you know that, of being average, so I've been a bit low on self-confidence in my ability. — Peter Hollingworth