Decidely Quotes & Sayings

Every story teaches me how to write it. Unfortunately, it doesn't teach me how to write the next one. — Eudora Welty

A rose's prick is better than a daisy's kiss. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Devington could clearly ascertain by the end of the second lap that Slug was decidely undermanaged by his indolent jockey, and the high-strung Hawke was incontrovertibly terrized by his ... By the end of the final lap of the arduous run, Lord Uxeter had completely used up his horse, and Slug had completely uased up his rider!
... Devington seized the moment to claim the lead, murmuring low to Rosie, It would appear, my lovely girl, the race is ours. — Emery Lee

In chess, there are some extremely beautiful things in the domain of movement, but not in the visual domain. It's the imagining of the movement or of the gesture that makes the beauty in this case. — Marcel Duchamp

I can promise you that the Spirit is a lot more anxious to help you than you are to be helped. — S. Dilworth Young

Don't get married in a house where there is no toilet. — Jairam Ramesh

Sometimes you've got to be able to listen to yourself and be okay with no one else understanding. — Christopher Barzak

Audience member: Living Room!
Sara: Kitchen — Sara Quin

There are as many jealousies in life as there are different flowers or trees or animals. — Martha Albrand

While women's suffrage has not brought about the political millennium which its fondest backers predicted, its effects on the whole have been decidely beneficial. — Jessie Daniel Ames

When in doubt, shoot. That's how I look at it. — Stephon Marbury

I'm good at my own company. — Tim Curry

I take a sip of my beer, and it's - I mean, it's just astonishingly disgusting. I don't think I was expecting it to taste like ice cream, but holy fucking hell. People lie and get fake IDs and sneak into bars, and for this? I honestly think I'd rather make out with Bieber. The dog. Or Justin. — Becky Albertalli

...Belief is strong. Stronger than rationality. Fear, love hope -all rational emotions, but they sway people more fiercely than any fact-based argument. — Jessica Clare

Moses Luzzatto always said to be patient during the hard times, that they would have to endure and make sacrifices while they waited for better times to come. He urged Simone and the other Jewish boys not to provoke the Venetians, saying they should remain separate and focus on their work. He said their traditions were crucial to their identity, just as they were for their fathers before them. — Riccardo Bruni

I love you," said Aunt Lillian. "And I'm sorry you were buried alive. I hope you get over it quickly — Sarah Rees Brennan

Wars, and hence the memories of wars, are owned by the male species. And facism is a decidely male property, whether you were for or against it. Besides, women have no past, or aren't supposed to have one. A man can have an interesting past, a woman only indecent. — Ruth Kluger

too young to live, too old to die — Jeffrey Rasley