Compass And Torch Key Quotes & Sayings

His hostess was one of those women who even in an overcrowded room can create a sense of spaciousness. — Elizabeth Goudge

With a little persuasion, any familiar thing can turn abnormal in the mind. Here's a thought experiment. Consider this brutal bit of magic: A human grows a second human in a space inside her belly; she grows a second heart and a second brain, second eyes and second limbs, a complete set of second body parts as if for use as spares, and then, after almost a year, she expels that second screaming being out of her belly and into the world, alive. Bizarre, isn't it? — Karen Thompson Walker

When I set out to write, I want to write something that will rip your heart out. — Mat Kearney

As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I'm fascinated by their logic and illogic. — Gail Carson Levine

Until you raise the bar on yourself people will treat you as a commodity — Bernard Kelvin Clive

I want to make a revolving door that says 'Pull' on it, just see how obedient people are. — Demetri Martin

The perfect integrity of The NewYork Times, and its writers, is not precisely 'just silly nonsense,' — Hedi Slimane