Cornmeal Mush Quotes & Sayings

Great periods of poetry begin with an inordinate self-consciousness, and only gradually attain to the natural. — Mark Van Doren

A defendant on trial for a specific crime is entitled to his day in court, not in a stadium or a city or nationwide arena. — Tom C. Clark

Engaging with haters is like rearranging pictures on the Titanic. What's the point? — Jodi Picoult

I once met a beautiful, proper English girl. I bid her adieu ... she bid me a don't. — Rodney Dangerfield

I spent 2014 on a book tour for a book I hadn't yet written. — Anonymous

You could allow a gentleman the privacy of his piss. — Barbara Kingsolver

That love doesn't come easily and that relationships are supposed to be a struggle. Everything else is so hard; hopefully love is the one thing that is actually fun. — Lana Del Rey

Go! This man is the agent I have chosen to carry my name before Gentiles, kings, and Israelites.16I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name. — Anonymous

There was nothing about her story remarkable other than that it was her life. — Charles Frazier

I like football. I find its an exciting strategic game. Its a great way to avoid conversation with your family at Thanksgiving. — Craig Ferguson

Even though we want huge individual egos, our collective ego is unbelievable. — Mike Krzyzewski

He touched her arm. "Frau Steadman, how old are you?" "I am twenty-nine." She looked up at him, puzzled by the question. "Why?" He removed his hand and slid it into his trouser pocket. "You were a young bride, then." She tipped her head. "Yes, I suppose I was. No one seemed to think I was too young, however. My sister-in-law was very eager to see me wed. She could be rid of me then, you see." She offered a weak smile. "You are still a young woman. Do you - " his ears turned bright red - "do you ever wish to have another family?" Immediately she turned her attention to the pot of bubbling cornmeal mush. "I don't know." Why was he asking this? — Kim Vogel Sawyer

I'm a huge fan of the Ken Burns documentary style, big time. I love documentaries full stop. I'm a big documentary fan. That's my reality. I don't like reality TV. I like it like that. — Phil Morris