Baudolino Book Quotes & Sayings

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism. — Mary McCarthy

I was watching Booknotes on CSPAN the other day and got caught up in an interview with a literary critic from the New York Times.The interviewer asked the critic why he thought the Harry Potter series was selling so many copies. "Wish fulfillment," the critic answered. He said the lead character in the book could wave a wand and make things happen, and this is one of the primary fantasies of the human heart. I think this is true. I call it "Clawing for Eden."But the Bible says Eden is gone, and as much as we want to believe we can fix our lives in about as many steps as it takes to make a peanut-butter sandwich, I don't believe we can. — Donald Miller

into a conversation. I am hoping that, — Jodi Picoult

I like the idea of dating, but I'm not dating anyone exclusively, particularly right now. It's hard to be in a relationship unless you're ready to go public with it. So it's a lot easier for me to not be in a relationship. I really don't want that part of my life to be tabloid fodder. — Cory Monteith

I don't really want to tell jokes about trivia; I'd kind of rather tell jokes about things like life and death. — David Shrigley

I loved being in Bombay. It was a pretty thrilling place to walk around and explore. — Dan Futterman

Conservatives believe that international institutions such as the United Nations are anti-American and anti-Israeli cabals. Progressives do not like the economic medicine that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank force down the throats of developing countries. — Michael Ignatieff

I have written stories since I was a child. — Rachel Joyce

The basic 110-volt AC power line moves the electrons at 60 cycles. If a transformer is close to the power source (and all speakers have transformers), the 60 cycles produce an audible hum. Crackling, caused by dirt on the sound head, can also be heard. — Sidney Lumet

We in this Congress have a choice. The American people have a right to exercise a choice on this issue, as to whether our men and women will continue to fight and die in a war based on deception and fantasy, or to start bringing the troops home. — Raul Grijalva

Americans on the average do not trust intellectuals, but they are cowed by power and stunned by celebrity. — Viet Thanh Nguyen

The raven spread out its glossy wings and departed like hope. — Cecilia Dart-Thornton

I know,' says Greasy Sae. 'But you've got to go through it to get to the end of it. Better not be late. — Suzanne Collins