Aquietar Quotes & Sayings

The older I get, the better I was. — Van Dyke Parks

I study people all the time. For some reason, we're not very good at seeing what's there or hearing what we're hearing. — Ben Okri

That's what keeps me up at three in the morning: Who's looking at reviews of Cabin Boy right now? — Chris Elliott

Life has played her like a cat weaving between her legs, pretending to be tame, friendly, before sinking its claws into soft, vulnerable flesh. — Wendy James

When you have increasing power of religious groups, oppression of women increases. Women are oppressed in all religions. — Nawal El Saadawi

Respect talent. Get respect where respect is due, but don't be caught up in yourself where you do things obliviously and not pay attention to what is going on. — Robert Griffin III

The painter is, as to the execution of his work, a mechanic; but as to his conception and spirit and design he is hardly below even the poet. — Friedrich Schiller

Jonah peels off his wet shirt and spreads it out on the ground in the sun. For a second, all Hallelujah can see is his bare skin. She blushes and looks away, not turning back until she hears the zip of his jacket closing. Now he's looking at her. She doesn't know if he caught her staring. — Kathryn Holmes

Love is dangerous. Love leaves scars. — Alleece Balts

I have a love affair with tomatoes and corn. I remember them from my childhood. I only had them in the summer. They were extraordinary. — Alice Waters

Why did John Wilkes Booth do it? In My Thoughts Be Bloody young historian Nora Titone is one of the few to have genuinely explored this question. In doing so, she has crafted a fascinating psychological drama about one of the central events of the Civil War: the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. This book promises to stimulate lively historical debate, and will be a treat for every Civil War buff who always pondered that haunting question, "what made him pull that trigger?" Bravo on a marvelous achievement. — Jay Winik