Cortile Del Quotes & Sayings

At last the door opened stealthily. Ellen, the discreet black maid, stood behind Mrs. Chinnery's chair, waiting. Mrs. Chinnery pretended to ignore her, but the others were glad to stop. Ellen stepped forward and Mrs. Chinnery, submitting, was wheeled off to the mysterious upper chamber of extreme old age. Her pleasure was over. — Virginia Woolf

The music, as predicted, blew big time. A live band was going to town up on stage, but really, how many times could they sing about could'a, should'a, would'a, and a dog before people's brains started to liquefy? — Nicole Williams

Whatever is done by design is always overdone. — Charlotte Lennox

Doing justice to the work is your task, not setting a world record. — Seth Godin

Once I moved to L.A., there was a dark moment of trying to keep up with the girls I thought were pretty. Until I realised that's the stupidest thing you can do because people are so pretty in L.A.! — Amy Adams

When you get before great people you don't talk a lot, you ask questions — Myles Munroe

Football hooligans? Well, there are 92 club chairmen for a start. — Matt Busby

A great show means we have to connect; we have to prove to [the audience] that we do something great or blow their socks off, but it has to be with them if it's going to be sustained for any length of time. — Scott Avett

A friend of mine gave me a very good piece of advice, which is if you don't think your kids are going to want it, don't take it. — Roz Chast

What women would do if they could not cry, nobody knows. What poor, defenceless creatures they would be! — Douglas William Jerrold