Contusions On The Brain Quotes & Sayings

All you know is
you must change sail
to catch it. — Stephanie Hemphill

We talk about self-expression but need to pause and remember that self-expression requires a self to express ... — Julia Cameron

Wishing you the best adventures in reading and in life! — Sass Cadeaux

There was only one thing that interested her and that was getting into bed with men whenever she'd the chance. And I warned her straight. 'You'll be sorry one day, my girl, and wish you'd got me back'. — Albert Camus

Ruth and I don't have a perfect marriage, but we have a great one. How can I say two things that seem so contradictory? In a perfect marriage, everything is always the finest and best imaginable; like a Greek statue, the proportions are exact and the finish is unblemished. Who knows any human being lke that? For a marriage couple to expect perfection in each other is unrealistic. — Billy Graham

You can't be afraid to make errors! You can't be afraid to be naked before the crowd, because no one can ever master the game of baseball, or conquer it. You can only challenge it. — Lou Brock

You know, there is something I'm looking for when I'm writing. But I couldn't tell you what that is. — Tom Verlaine

Most of us are 'ultraconformists' when it comes to who we are most likely to follow ... to socialise with, or even who we are most likely to hire. — Noreena Hertz

In my first story, 'Mr. Mysterious & Company' ... I was asked to take out some of the humor because editors were afraid reviewers would dismiss the book as a joke. Today, humor is enjoyed and no longer regarded as literary brummagem. — Sid Fleischman

We are not preparing for the world we live in - we are preparing for the world we find ourselves in. — Michael Mabee

If you catalogue grudges, anything looks bad. — Anne Tyler

This is a matter of curiosity; and you have got a woman for your ally. Under such conditions success is certain, sooner or later. — Anonymous

It is almost impossible for a parent to hold a secret from a child. Children, without the skills of language, spend years developing instead an intuition. By the time they are fifteen, as I was, they are masters of a kind of clairvoyance that tells them, He is depressed, He is frightened, He is pleased. — Cynthia Rylant

Time, tide and cocktail hour wait, as it were, for no man. — Neil Gaiman

We need to do stuff we've always done, even though you might not like it. — Erik Parker