Basilicata Map Quotes & Sayings

I think that when we're looking at things when we're right in the center of things, as opposed to being a bit unmoored from what's going on around us, we see things through a kind of dulling lens of convention, and there's something about extreme emotional experiences that gives us a heightened clarity, I think, of thought and of feeling. — Jenny Offill

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how. — Mary Schmich

I'm on page 65 of 368 of Sleepless: I would never dream of killing an excellent tailor, not even to keep a secret that could endanger my life. — Charlie Huston

What makes sovereign ugliness are our conventions. — Eugene Delacroix

No book or magazine article is for "everyone" so know your audience, then target them with your writing. — W. Terry Whalin

I wish I wasn't so in love, wasn't so interested, in the Internet. I wish I spent less time online and more time outside and in my head. Writing requires solitude and deep, deep daydreaming, and the Internet just kills that - its lure is toward the external; it asks you to flit from place to place. — Edan Lepucki

There can be no argument about the Lone Star State's significant contributions to American history, and we must remember the actions and the sacrifices of those who made Texas independence a reality. — Michael McCaul

I've always been interested in both writing and music. When I first started getting published, I also worked as rehearsal pianist for the Boston Ballet, touring with them all over the U.S.A. and Europe - I wasn't making enough money from writing to support myself. — William Sleator

A society whose moral ideas inhibit their own defense will always suffer defeat by the very predators they deem immoral. — Randy Wayne White

Winning an Oscar is an honor, but, between you and me, it does not makes things easier. — Robin Williams

He turns to leave, stops, looks back at me. "Just so you know: What you did for Victor means a lot to us. You could have left him to die."
"No, Richard, I couldn't."
I see in his eyes that he understands. I didn't save Victor because I knew that his being alive was best for Denver. I gave him my blood because I didn't want to live in a world without him in it. — J.A. London

It's hard to act in a corset. Your breath gets cut off. You're squashed. — Alison Elliott