Contristatus Quotes & Sayings

Later, the body will assimilate the fear; it will enter the bloodstream, be diluted and become a constituent part of how it functions. — Delphine De Vigan

I don't feel that I was a Hollywood-created star. — Kim Novak

The female guard in R&D explained that they had no women's street clothes, so she gave me the smallest pair of men's jeans they had, a green polo shirt, a windbreaker, and a cheap pair of fake-suede lace-up shoes with thin plastic soles. They also provided me with what she called "a gratuity": $28.30. I was ready for the outside world. — Piper Kerman

It is natural for the ordinary American when he sees something wrong to feel not only that there should be a law against it but, also that an organization should be formed to combat it. — Gunnar Myrdal

I often think of the novel as a form that celebrates social groups, and the short story being a form that is capable of celebrating an individual or a sort of insular little pair of people. — Antonya Nelson