Brooks Orpik Quotes & Sayings

These days, we've got booksellers in cities, in deserts, and in the middle of a rain forest; we've got travelling bookshops, and bookshops underground. We've got bookshops in barns, in caravans and in converted Victorian railway stations. We've even got booksellers selling books in the middle of a war.
Are bookshops still relevant? They certainly are.
All bookshops are full of stories, and stories want to be heard. — Jen Campbell

Desperation glares in all Men, but it burns as a beacon when it takes a King for tinder. A — R. Scott Bakker

Allow yourself to love him, Nicole. That's one of the greatest gifts a mother can give to her child, you know. To love her child's father. I firmly believe that once Gabe's heart heals, he'll discover that you and your child already have a place there. — Emily March

The way to an extraordinary life lies in exploring ourselves, in learning of our greatest capacities and in understanding who we fundamentally are as people. Then, equipped with this essential knowledge, we can go out into the world to do what we have been wired to do and create the goodness that we have been placed here to create. Remember, you have a duty to shine, and this world will be less of a place if you choose to play small with your life. — Robin S. Sharma

We all must educate children at the youngest ages that private parts are private, 'no' means no, and there is only one code of honor for everyone. — Christine Pelosi

At this moment in history, we are called to act as if we truly believe that ... liberty and justice for all is a desirable thing — Starhawk

People who wouldn't dream of drowning a puppy in a barrel full of water think nothing of killing a fish the same slow way. — Karen Traviss

I am lonely beyond words. — Richard Uhlig

Nobody truly knows me, but I suppose that's the way it is for everyone. Or at least I hope so. We seem to have the tendency to put on a front in the best interests of ourselves, but eventually these fronts weld themselves to us until we no longer recognize our own soul in the mirror. — Morgan Menzie

Here's to the future, he said and lifted the glass to his mouth. There was a lump of regret stuck in his throat as he spoke the words, but he washed it down with the whiskey. — Bette Lee Crosby

I realized that all animals, not just dogs and cats and horses, were sentient beings; therefore, I just couldn't say I love animals and then eat them. — William McNamara

It's frightening that there's no guarantee that I'll be loved. — Natsuki Takaya

It's so hard to express yourself, because swimmers are pretty much paying attention to a black line for hours out of a day. — Ryan Lochte

Toby. - It was how I was always told you could get women into bed. By doing something called 'listening to their problems'. It's a contemptible tactic.
Kyra. - You wouldn't do it?
Toby. - No. Of course not. You know me, Kyra. I wouldn't stoop to it. Either they want you or else they don't. Listening's halfway to begging. — David Hare

Better to face the devil than have him at your back. — Jade Parker