Clervaux Boutique Quotes & Sayings

Flattery is like a painted armor; only for show. — Socrates

Sometimes one must become something one fears or loathes in order for the greater self to survive. — Alex Lamb

In a country where women regard themselves as equal, they are not prepared to see men running the show themselves. — Harriet Harman

I'm not gonna tell her!" I shouted back, beginning to lose patience with Rosie. I forgave myself for losing patience. I figured that happened when you got shot at. I'd never been shot at, but I was always a quick learner. — Kristen Ashley

A book is like a pump. It gives nothing unless first you give to it. You prime a pump with your own water, you work the handle with your own strength. You do this because you expect to get back more than you give. — Stephen King

Showing up is important and it is a big part of becoming successful. — Andy Albright

I do no writing while I'm in Belgrade visiting my grandma. — Tea Obreht

Eyes Tell Stories But do they know how to craft fiction? Do they know how to spin lies? His eyes swear forever, flatter with vows of only me. But are they empty promises? I stare into his eyes, as into a crystal ball, but I cannot find forever, only movies of yesterday, a sketchbook of today, dreams of a shared tomorrow. His eyes whisper secrets. But are they truths or fairy tales? I wonder if even he knows. — Ellen Hopkins

Thought and beauty, like a hurricane or waves, should not know conventional, delimited forms. — Anton Chekhov

The air and earth had lived in response to his dreams and desires. ... [E]ven today ... this world belonged to him as much as to any owners of these houses and gardens. — Hermann Hesse

High levels of homeownership have been shown to foster greater involvement in school and civic organizations, higher graduation rates, and greater neighborhood stability. — Ben Bernanke

And one day, I'd love to see you dressed in nothing but pearls. — Kristen Proby

They ate and picked sand from their chicken in the pink light. — Cathleen Schine

I've got over three-hundred pairs of shoes back home - I'm twenty-four years old and I wear a size four, so all my shoes are just cheap. — Rau'Shee Warren

A politician normally prospers under democracy in proportion ... as he excels in the invention of imaginary perils and imaginary defenses against them. — H.L. Mencken