Cotroni Family Quotes & Sayings

I understand that fictional men aren't real. Not 'really real'. I know this the same way I wonder if my readers are disappointed when they meet me. — Margaret Stohl

The more enlightened our houses are, the more their walls ooze ghosts. — Italo Calvino

To make our meetings more effective, we need to have multiple types of meetings, and clearly distinguish between the various purposes, formats, and timing of those meetings. — Patrick Lencioni

The Communists automatically violated the daily practices of democracy to which I was accustomed. — Elia Kazan

Memo to White House: Calling voters stupid is not a winning strategy. — Karl Rove

Whenever I'm in doubt, I ask myself, 'What would Jesus do?' And then I realize, Jesus got crucified, so maybe his decision-making isn't all that great. — Oscar Wilde

Had she believed all that? Old Pilar's folklore? No, not really; or not exactly. Most likely Pilar hadn't quite believed it either, but it was a reassuring story: that the dead were not entirely dead but were alive in a different way; a paler way admittedly, and somewhat darker. But still able to send messages, if only such messages could be recognized and deciphered. People need such stories, Pilar said once, because however dark, a darkness with voices in it is better than a silent void. — Margaret Atwood

We have this obsession with broken homes. Everyone wants to find a problem with it, but not me. I had great homes. Both my parents remarried and I got more people to learn from! — J. J. Field

The American family is failing in its job of turning out stable human beings ... It is failing because Americans do not dare to cultivate in themselves those characteristics which would make family life creative and rewarding. To do so, would ruin them financially. — Margaret Halsey

Whatever I do I've always done not because I want something but to compensate for a loss, to bring about a balance, to create amends, to make things right. — Mark Helprin