Araminta Quotes & Sayings

One of the problems I have with many writers is their stories are all somewhat similar. They might be very good, but they're always on the same turf. I don't have those limitations. — T.C. Boyle

I am vegetarian. I have a sweet tooth, so I try and avoid desserts. I binge maybe once a month. I eat every two hours, whether it is a Marie biscuit or just a slice of apple. As a result, my metabolism has improved, and this is a huge contributor to weight loss. — Vidya Balan

As fate would have it, Jay's status appears
To be at an all-time high, perfect time to say goodbye
When I come back like Jordan, wearing the 4-5. — Jay-Z

Look at this - an entire generation of Cinderellas, and there's no glass slipper. — Cameron Crowe

Sooner or later the arm goes bad. It has to ... Sooner or later you have to start pitching in pain. — Whitey Ford

Araminta had generally considered the laws of etiquette as the rules of the chase, and divided them into categories: those which everyone broke, all the time; those which one could not break without being frowned at; and those which caused one to be quietly and permanently left out of every future invitation to the field. — Naomi Novik

I'll bet when aliens see the ring of garbage orbiting our planet they just keep going in the search for intelligent life — Johnny Moscato

Any idiot that wants to make a couple of thousand drawings for a hundred feet of film is welcome to join the club. — Winsor McCay

My father left his piano at the house when he left, and I wasn't allowed to play it when he was there because I wasn't as good as him. So when he left, I was determined to get as good as him, and I taught myself how to play music, and I just stuck with it, and I did it all the time. — Prince

Say the word and I'll go," I whispered in a broken voice, my watering eyes locked on his furious ones. "Say the word and I'll fade away, and this, right here, will be the last time you see me. — Julie Johnson

Gratitude is food for a weary soul. — Renae A. Sauter

The Choice Spare him till he dies. Torment him till he lives. — John Fowles

I don't know if it's good to be stuck at one place. I'm probably too close to home on that. Because that can happen-where I'm not the best judge of my own work. — Raymond Pettibon

Thou shalt not live within thy means
Nor on plain water and raw greens.
If thou must choose
Between the chances, choose the odd;
Read The New Yorker, trust in God;
And take short views. — W. H. Auden

You can't marry her," Araminta insisted.
Benedict turned to his mother. "Is there any reason I need to consult Lady Penwood about this?"
"None that I can think of," Lady Bridgerton replied.
"She is nothing but a whore," Araminta hissed. "Her mother was a whore, and blood runs - urp!"
Benedict had her by the throat before anyone was even aware that he had moved. "Don't," he warned, "make me hit you."
The magistrate tapped Benedict on the shoulder. "You really ought to let her go."
"Might I muzzle her?"
The magistrate looked torn, but eventually he shook his head. — Julia Quinn

What you do today determines who you will be tomorrow. — John Spence

Of course she'd understood for years now; she'd worked out long ago that families, unless they inhabit American TV shows, do not communicate when they speak. — Araminta Hall