Carmania Lancaster Quotes & Sayings

Let us never fear robbers nor murderers. Those are dangers from without, petty dangers. Let us fear ourselves. Prejudices are the real robbers; vices are the real murderers. The great dangers lie within ourselves. What matters it what threatens our head or our purse! Let us think only of that which threatens our soul. — Victor Hugo

I have an intimate relationship with books. After all, I take them with me into the bathtub-not an invitation I offer lightly. — Gina Barreca

For the record, everything new is not worse than everything old. — Gabrielle Zevin

Now, Ani." Whitney was doing that thing I hate, pronouncing my name "Annie" instead of "Ah-nee." "Luke says the wedding is in Nantucket. Why there?" Because of the privilege inherent in the location, Whitney. Because Nantucket transcends all classes, all areas of the country. Go to South Dakota and tell some sad smug housewife you grew up on the Main Line, and she doesn't know she's supposed to be impressed. Tell her you summer on Nantucket - be sure to verb it like that - and she knows who the fuck she's dealing with. That's why, Whitney. — Jessica Knoll

Part of the rediscovery process is figuring out what you think about the person looking back at you in the mirror. — Catherine Garrett

He travels fastest who travels alone, and that goes double for she. Real feminism is spinsterhood. — Florence King

Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no mind - listen to the birds. And don't hate nobody. — Eubie Blake

History that repeats itself turns to farce. Farce that repeats itself turns to history. — Jean Baudrillard