Chasing False Dreams Quotes & Sayings

George Orwell's '1984' frequently tops surveys of our greatest books: it's not a celebration of poetic language. It's decidedly anti-literary, a masterpiece of personal and political narrative sequence. And its subject matter is crucial, because what '1984' shows is that language can be a dirty trick. — Graham Joyce

He's no kind of gentleman.
That's all right. I'm no kind of lady. — Caitlin Kittredge

Following Jesus will cost you something. Following Jesus always costs something. — Kyle Idleman

The only furniture in the dank space was a flimsy cot. Water dripped steadily in one corner. A hole in the floor appeared to serve as a latrine. What most caught Kendra's eye were the messages scratched on the wall. She roamed the cell, reading the crudely inscribed phrases.

"Seth rules!

Welcome to Seth's House.

Seth rocks!

Seth was here. Now it's your turn.

Seth Sorenson forever.

Enjoy the food!

If you're reading this, you can read.

All roads lead to Seth.

Is it still dripping?

Seth haunts these halls.

You're in a Turkish prison!

Seth is the man!

Use the meal mats as toilet paper." And so forth.

Cold, hopeless, and alone, Kendra found herself giggling at the messages her brother had scrawled. He must have been so bored! — Brandon Mull

I watched a snail crawl along the edge of a straight razor. That's my dream. That's my nightmare. Crawling, slithering, along the edge of a straight razor and surviving. — Marlon Brando

The saddest thing for a girl to do is to dumb herself down for a guy. — Emma Watson

In the arts the way in which an idea is rendered, and the manner in which it is expressed, is much more important than the idea itself. — Jacques-Louis David

I've never deprived myself of anything. I've always thought if you need to lose weight, carry on eating what you like, just eat less. I don't agree with doing without pasta or bread; it's too harsh. — Donna Air

What I didn't know was I was deeply attracted to the big space. — David Hockney

I am a functioning human being. Mostly. Just so you don't make too much fun of me, the mostly above refers to functioning, not to human being. — Rabih Alameddine

It is so easy now for the wife to be patient and kind to the daughter. She will never love anyone or anything more. Never. It is official. — Jenny Offill

Why can't a woman be more like a man? — Alan Jay Lerner

The authenticity of a thing is the essence of all that is transmissible from its beginning, ranging from its substantive duration to its testimony to the history which it has experienced. Since the historical testimony rests on the authenticity, the former, too, is jeopardized by reproduction when substantive duration ceases to matter. And what is really jeopardized when the historical testimony is affected is the authority of the object.3 — Walter Benjamin

I've never been one to look up the ladder. I've always looked down the ladder. As long as there's one guy down there, I'm fine. — Ron White

I think one of the reasons our court system wants to remove The 10 Commandments is because The 10 Commandments reminds us we are sinners. — Johnny Hunt