Borlen Quotes & Sayings

When a mother dies, a daughter grieves. And then her life moves on. She does, thankfully, feel happiness again. But the missing her, the wanting her, the wishing she were still here - I will not lie to you, although you probably already know. That part never ends. — Hope Edelman

We're afraid of writing characters different from ourselves because we're afraid of getting it wrong. We're afraid of what the Internet might say. — Gene Luen Yang

As it is, I guess I find "Jack & Diane" a little disgusting. As a child of immigrant professionals, I can't help but notice the wasteful frivolity of it all. — Mindy Kaling

There are cultural reasons, economic competitiveness reasons. There are a lot of reasons why people are in poverty. The difference today is that increasingly they are in perpetual poverty. — Jeb Bush

Yet even the most hackneyed, shopworn science fiction or fantasy tale will feel startling and fresh to a naive reader who doesn't know the milieu is just like the one used in a thousand other stories. — Orson Scott Card

The most lasting reputation I have is for an almost ferocious aggressiveness, when in fact I am amiable, indulgent, affectionate, shy and rather timid at heart. — J.B. Priestley

Be like the earth. When the rain comes, the earth simply opens up to the rain and soaks it all in. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Do you itch, Jem?" I asked as politely as I could. He did not answer. "Come on in, Jem," I said. "After while. — Harper Lee

Remember that the interest is paid on the face value of the bond, so if you can buy a 5 per cent bond at just 10 per cent of its face value you can earn a handsome yield of 50 per cent. In essence, you expect a return proportional to the risk you are prepared to take. — Niall Ferguson