Comparative Essay Quotes & Sayings

He was six years old this time, and ancient. — Red Tash

Patience is the virtue that forges great men. — Chris Vincent

I wasn't quick-witted or confident enough to play them at their cruel games. I'd feel the heat rush to my face as I flumbed for a rebuff, and I'd become highly aware of my heavy bottom lip, the position of my hands, of my entire body, and I'd end up looking silly and uneasy. I'd walk away hearing the other girls snigger, and it hurt. I didn't cry, but each time it changed something in me, deep down, shaping who I was and who I would become. Each time less confident yet stronger, more insular yet more self-contained. — Poppy Adams

I drink Vitamin Water nonstop - I should have an IV. — Johnny Weir

And I'm suppose to sit by while you date boys and fall in love with someone else, get married ... ?" His voice tightened. "And meanwhile, I'll die a little bit more every day, watching. — Cassandra Clare

My father and uncles and all their friends turned their lungs black trying to satisfy my collector's zeal. — Edward G. Robinson

Maybe this was meant to happen, this discovery of cracks where now a different, new light can shine through. — Nina Lane

I'm so close to Heaven, this Hell cannot be mine. — Melissa Etheridge

I have something else to ask you-to ask every American. I ask for you to pray for this great nation. I ask your prayers for leaders from both parties. I thank you for your prayers for me and my family, and I ask you to pray for Vice President Gore and his family. — George W. Bush

Obstinacy and dogmatism are the surest signs of stupidity. Is there anything more confident, resolute, disdainful, grave and serious than an ass? — Michel De Montaigne