Bookouture Quotes & Sayings

Every scene should be able to answer three questions: Who wants what from whom? What happens if they don't get it? Why now? — David Mamet

He would show them that ... that he ... that he was of managerial timber! (pg. 613) — Stephen King

Not everything has to be fixed. — Randy Pausch

A great poet does not express his or her self; he expresses all of our selves. — Gary Snyder

He [William Harvey] did not care for chymistrey, and was wont to speake against them with an undervalue. — John Aubrey

When I'm with you, every emotion I can possibly feel comes spilling out. I drown in them. I want to run to you, and I want to run away. — Tarryn Fisher

He was almost twenty and Ree knew most girls would call him handsome or dreamy or some such. Sandy hair, blue eyes, put together strong, with bright teeth and one of those smiles. — Daniel Woodrell

Do you think if people knew how crazy you really were, no one would ever talk to you? — Stephen Chbosky

I thought, I need to reinvent myself. I want every day of life to be wonderful, fascinating, interesting, creative. And what am I gonna do to make that happen? — Karen Allen

I spit upon the dancers painted by Degas. I spit upon their short bodies, their stiff stays, their toes whereupon they spin like peg-tops, above all upon that chambermaid face. They might have looked timeless, Remeses the Great, but not the chambermaid, that old maid history. I spit! I spit! I spit! — W.B.Yeats

Would you prefer to be feared or loved Lord Ells?"
He smiled crookedly at her, "You like quotes, don't you? So, it's as Machievelli said, 'It is best to be both feared and loved; however, if one cannot have both it is better to be feared than loved.'"
"I'd rather be loved. Only loved," she whispered to him. — Cristiane Serruya

Start copying what you love. Copy copy copy copy. At the end of the copy you will find yourself. — Yohji Yamamoto

Twelve shillings for your sister's skates, and two shillings for your dreams. — Noel Streatfeild

Walter Payton is still the best back ever to play the game. — Corey Dillon