Continuated Quotes & Sayings

He was one of those people who completely changes when they smile. Like the sun had come out. — Caroline Green

When we get out of this, let's go somewhere again. Me and you."
The tension in her chest loosened, relief washing over her. He'd said when. Even in his beaten condition, he believed in whens and not ifs. She never should have doubted his strength.
"Where do you want to go?" she asked.
His smile was faint and lopsided. "Doesn't matter . . . I just want to spend time alone with you."
Aria wanted exactly the same thing. And she ached to see him smile - really smile - so she said, "And this isn't good enough for you? — Veronica Rossi

We sometimes have a flash of understanding that amounts to the insight of genius, and yet it slowly withers, even in our hands - like a flower. The form remains, but the colours and the fragrance are gone. — Robert Musil

The best armor of old age is a well-spent life preceding it. — Charlie Munger

When you are in doubt, just remember to drive toward water. You can always change directions once you get in the car. — Jeff Goins

Your opening should give the reader a person to focus on. In a short story, this person should turn up almost immediately; he should be integral to the story's main action; he should be an individual, not just a type. In a novel, the main character may take longer to appear: Anna Karenina doesn't show up in her own novel until chapter eighteen. — Nancy Kress

I can't believe I'm falling in love with such a stupid, stupid asshole. — Colleen Hoover

In 1916 I was discharged from military service, or rather, given a sort of leave of absence on the understanding that I might be recalled within a few months. And so I was a free man, at least for a while. — George Grosz

Educate a boy, and you educate an individual. Educate a girl, and you educate a community. — Adelaide Hoodless

At a time when experimentation expresses itself in all forms of life, search becomes the only valid expression of the spirit. — Mark Tobey