Caldecott Books Quotes & Sayings

My wife Cecily Adams was dying of cancer, my daughter Madeline was struggling to overcome an autism diagnosis, and my father was dying, all at the same time. Writing the journal was a cathartic experience, and an extremely positive one. — Jim Beaver

Humility is not a part of devotional service, it is the heart of devotional service. — Radhanath Swami

Does affirmative action place minority students in colleges where they're likely to fail while depriving other applicants of the chance to attend the most challenging schools where they are capable of succeeding? Does rent control drive up the cost of housing, depriving property owners of the same opportunity to profit as any other investor while driving down the quality and quantity of the housing stock? Do minimum wage laws reduce the number of entry-level jobs, making it harder to escape from poverty? Because compassion, by its nature, subordinates doing good to feeling good, these are questions the warm-hearted rarely pursue. — William Voegeli

I don't want to stay here overnight,' said Harry angrily, sitting up and throwing back his covers. 'I want to find McLaggen and kill him. — J.K. Rowling

I chose this guy because he always says what he means and means what he says. -Twivortiare- — Ika Natassa

Anybody who is one with what he or she does is building the new earth. — Eckhart Tolle

I've never supported a wage tax and I've never supported a payroll tax. — David Dewhurst

Well, I learned to cook. At my age," she told him. "What's next? Art therapy? Anyway, I've had quite a time of it this summer, and who knows what eases down on any road. Come, Rain. A quick goodbye, and off you go."
"Goodbye," said Rain to the Lion, and then to the woman.
"Not to them," said Glinda, "To me."
She turned eyes that were saucerly upon Glinda. "Mum? — Gregory Maguire

Stick to the honesty and never leave it! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Shouldn't the preacher who married the couple in the first place have to fly back in on a broomstick for that, too - that moving on? Shouldn't there be some ritual involving a long walk over hot coals while all the guests who'd been at the wedding watched, weeping, throwing stones at your bare — Laura Kasischke

Okay, so she's mad as a sack of ferrets. Only I don't tell her so 'cause I'd like more of that green tea. — David Mitchell

I seen her on the ave, spotted her more than once.
Ass so fat that you could see it from the front ... — Mos Def

Never fear. When this rose blooms, you will be with me again. — Maurice Sendak

No adult is without problems except a happy imbecile. — Herman Wouk