Cloudstreet Themes Quotes & Sayings

One of Ender's toonmates shook his head. You dumb as a thumb. — Orson Scott Card

There was a strong sense of being alone, in wintry deadness. Nothing made sense in any direction. — Donna Tartt

Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust. — Jesse Owens

Stalin and Mao killed over 80 million and did not make omelets despite the broken eggs. — Victor Davis Hanson

Know that I love you, that I always will love you no matter what choices you make, what paths you have chosen, and what paths you choose in the future. — Carrie Jones

I moved to Portland because Modest Mouse is there. I didn't necessarily mean to live there permanently, but I've got a really good feeling for it. The sensibility there really suits me. I happened to have grown up in Manchester, a city that was a pretty cool place to be a musician. It's close to Portland in a lot of ways. — Johnny Marr

Oh it's a pebble ... But it's a really nice pebble Dad thanks. — Angie Sage

That I would never be a gentle grower of things, or someone who burned like fire-but that i would be quiet and enduring and faceted as the night. That I would have beauty, for those who knew where to look, and if people didn't bother to look, but only fear it ... Then I didn't particularly care for them, anyway. — Sarah J. Maas

I've got to win every race. — Dale Earnhardt

There ought to be a man with a hammer behind the door of every happy man. — Anton Chekhov

He felt even angrier that Dumbledore was showing signs of weakness. He had no business being weak when Harry wanted to rage and storm at him. — J.K. Rowling

If you follow these simple truths, you will gain control over your financial future, and probably be able to accumulate millions and millions of dollars. These truths are not just about money, but about self discipline and the proof of love between yourself and your family. While I have gleaned these truths from the wisdom of the Jewish people, they will work for anyone in any setting regardless of religious background or income level. This is the oldest financial system in history and the only one that has survived the test of time. — Celso Cukierkorn