Benedikta Unter Quotes & Sayings

Every form of happiness is private. Our greatest moments are personal, self-motivated, not to be touched. The things which are sacred or precious to us are the things we withdraw from promiscuous sharing. But now we are taught to throw everything within us into public light and common pawing. To seek joy in meeting halls. We haven't even got a word for the quality I mean
for the self-sufficiency of man's spirit. It's difficult to call it selfishness or egotism, the words have been perverted, they've come to mean Peter Keating. Gail, I think the only cardinal evil on earth is that of placing your prime concern within other men. I've always demanded a certain quality in the people I liked. I've always recognized it at once
and it's the only quality I respect in men. I chose my friends by that. Now I know what it is. A self-sufficient ego. Nothing else matters. — Ayn Rand

I don't think I would ever inch my way up to Y.A. That audience is very well served. There are a lot of wonderful writers writing for Y.A. I feel like I'm in the right place. — Rick Riordan

Who wanted to live to a hundred and one? Who wanted to go on living at all at times? — Catherine Cookson

To frustrated Americans who have begun boycotting BP: Welcome to the club. It's great not to be the only member any more! — Stephen Kinzer

The adrenaline of a live performance is unlike anything in film or theater. I can see why it's so addictive. — Gwyneth Paltrow

The idealist and dreamer will stubbornly go down with the ship. The serial innovator grabs the rudder and changes course. — Larry Osborne