Calbert Beck Quotes & Sayings

You can't know a book until you come to the end of it, and then all the rest must be modified to fit that. — Maxwell Perkins

-Well, well, look what you dragged up. You could've saved yourself the money on the flowers and just brought me him. Been a while since I entertained a handsome young Moroi
-It's been a while since I've met a woman who appreciates roses as much as I do, said Adrian, ever quick on his feet. Not that my experience has always been great with them. I've got to say, though, I've never seen such excellent decorating taste. You go for pink too, huh? I told them that when they got the flowers, but would they listen to me? No. They insisted on burgundy. — Richelle Mead

With tears of penitence and poignant, tender anguish, he will exclaim: 'Others are better than I, they wanted to save me, not to ruin me!' Oh, this act of mercy is so easy for you, for in the absence of anything like real evidence it will be too awful for you to pronounce: 'Yes, he is guilty. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

With all respect to Mr. Jefferson, I would put the pursuit of wisdom ahead of the pursuit of happiness. — Edmund Fuller

Your life is a mirror. Life gives us not what we want. Life gives us who we are — Robin Sharma

As a resident, my highest ideal was not saving lives -- everyone dies eventually -- but guiding a patient or family to an understanding of death or illness. — Paul Kalanithi