Andreen Soley Quotes & Sayings

There is no division nor subtraction in the heart-arithmetic of a good mother. There are only addition and multiplication. — Bess Streeter Aldrich

If my characters travel somewhere, I generally write about a place I know to give the scenes more authenticity. — Sara Shepard

Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. — Gail Sheehy

Work hard. Hard work is the best investment a man can make. — Charles M. Schwab

I feel friendship towards philosophers, but towards sophists, teachers of literature, or any other such kind of godforsaken people, I neither feel friendship now, nor may I ever do so in the future. — Apollonius Of Tyana

If you believe that man is inherently flawed-what religious people call 'original sin'-it follows that man, if left to his own devices, will tend towards ego-driven disharmony. Traditionalist conservatives know that absent the restraining hand of religion, tradition, or the state, there is nothing to prevent human beings from acting in ways contrary to their own best interests, or those of the community. — Rod Dreher

Hell, what was one more scandal? — Loretta Chase

Writers and books are cheap dates, especially when you compare the cost of a book with a ticket to the opera - or an NHL game. — Margaret Atwood

You are hoping to master the experience. The pain is what we know. It's our barometer of reality. We never trust pleasure. — Stephanie Danler

The Royal Society view is completely apolitical: it will judge anything based on the evidence. One of the big strengths of the Society is that is it widely perceived as impartial and above the fray. We'd like to make sure it stays that way. — Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Messy love is better than none,
I guess. I am no authority
on sane living. — Margaret Atwood

I wondered what it would be like to be just myself all the time, but my self seemed to be far away, and made up of all sorts of things that didn't really exist. — Jane Devin

That's the beauty of the summer holidays. It's as if life is just a big Etch-a-Sketch, and once a year you get to shake it vigorously up and down and start again. — Holly Smale

Work in a place that feels good to you. Select the best of that which is available. The Zen of working is just to do it, not to worry about it. Feel you would be doing it without the money. — Frederick Lenz

A book should push the reader to confront himself and the world — Elena Ferrante