Arrestation Des Quotes & Sayings

Houses were dark in the August night and the perspective of Beacon Street, with its double chain of lamps, — Henry James

Come on," he droned, "I've been ordered to take you down to the bridge. Here I am, brain the size of a planet and they ask me to take you down to the bridge. Call that job satisfaction? 'Cos I don't."
He turned and walked back to the hated door.
"Er, excuse me," said Ford following after him, "which government owns this ship?"
Marvin ignored him.
"You watch this door," he muttered, "it's about to open again. I can tell by the intolerable air of smugness it suddenly generates. — Douglas Adams

I had been very focused on the issue of education disparities in our country, and literally, by the time kids are just nine years old, in low-income communities, they're already three or four grade levels behind nine-year-olds in high-income communities. — Wendy Kopp

Scars are a warrior's beauty marks. — Matshona Dhliwayo

When you are wrestling for possession of a sword, the man with the handle always wins. — Neal Stephenson

It's okay to give our hearts away, just as long as the person we give them to is worthy. — Melody Anne

I've dealt with many crises in my life, but few will ever happen. — Mark Twain

I'm on the very edge right now." His voice throbbed with raw lust. "I want you under me. I want to claim you, get myself all over you. And as much as I'd love to mount you right here in public, right now - and I think in my past, I would have - I never want anyone to see you like that but me. — Larissa Ione

It is sometimes easier to trust God in a life-threatening battle than in the small challenges of daily life. — Max Anders

My early self-portraits appeared effortlessly and seemed like equivalents for my deeper emotions. Many critics remarked that the images had an almost other-worldly haunting presence. For me, they were simply my own reality at that point in my life. What I was trying to reveal was my inner soul in all its fragile complexity. Without knowing it, I was trying to peel back the layers that shroud and bind us all as we struggle to reveal our own authentic selves. — Joyce Tenneson

You need to be focused, Reaylin. You must determine your objective. Know your purpose. Recognize your talents and capitalize on them. If you live your life for the sole purpose of seeking the approval of others, you will live no life at all. You will indubitably fail, for if that person cannot appreciate you for who you are, then he or she will never truly appreciate you at all. You will always be trying to prove yourself, and it will never be enough. — Kel Kade

I'm told he takes after our father - a sweet-talker he is not. His mouth sees more feet than a treadmill at a crowded gym. — Robin Kaye

By temperament I am not unduly excitable and certainly not trigger-happy. I think twice before I shoot and very often do not shoot at all. By professional standards I do not waste a lot of film; but by the standards of many of my colleagues I probably miss quite a few of my opportunities. Still, the things I am after are not in a hurry as a rule. — Bill Brandt

I wake up every day and I think, 'I'm breathing! It's a good day.' — Eve Ensler

When it comes to college education, American families are paying more and getting less. — Patricia Schroeder