Carlyne Jackson Quotes & Sayings

Boredom is not far from bliss: it is bliss seen from the shores of pleasure. — Roland Barthes

The room was so neat and tidy it made me feel quite depressed ... I do not allow myself to repine about what cannot be helped; but I remembered earlier Decembers, under the cloudless blue skies and brilliant sun of Egypt.
As I stood morosely contemplating the destruction of our cheerful domestic clutter, and recalling better days, I heard the sound of wheels on the gravel of the drive. The first guest had arrived. Gathering the robes of my martyrdom about me, I made ready to receive her. — Elizabeth Peters

Too much sanity may be madness - and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be! — Dale Wasserman

Deserts need trees; men need wisdom! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

I had a whole Scottish existence until we moved to London when I was four. — Kenneth Cranham

For the Soul of France is masterful history, brilliantly researched, and hard to put down. — Henry A. Kissinger

Lies can be wrung out of a witness as easily as truth. Yes, after a few hours with the Enquiry's ... instruments, I am sure she will be willing to swear that she had swallowed an antidote, or indeed that she had flown to the moon if that would make the pain stop. But, here and now, you can see she is telling the truth. There was no betrayal. There was no poison. There was no murder. — Frances Hardinge

I feel occasionally my skull will crack, fatigue is continuous - I only go from less exhausted to more exhausted & back again. — Sylvia Plath

Well, have you ever thought of bathing?' I asked, turning away. 'No one wants to hire a wizard who smells worse than their outhouse. And who knows what creatures are living in that hair? — Alexandra Bracken