Declining By Degrees Quotes & Sayings

There are only two kinds of Wodehouse readers, those who adore him and those who have never read him. — Richard Usborne

For me, certain shots or scenes are keys in the movie. — Sam Mendes

Next year at this time, we're going to be hanging out with some new bunch of friends we met at college. People we don't even know exist yet. — Cecily Von Ziegesar

Your happy destiny is unavoidable. You cannot be "saved." There is no hell except not knowing this. — Neale Donald Walsch

You must drop all your democracy. You must not believe in 'the people.' One class is no better than another. It must be a case of Wisdom, or Truth. Let the working classes be working classes. That is the truth. There must be an aristocracy of people who have wisdom, and there must be a Ruler: a Kaiser: no Presidents and democracies. — D.H. Lawrence

Even though his voice kept its squeakiness, he never forgot to hold his head high. Beckett had paid dearly to defend him, so he made it count. — Debra Anastasia

Vadim moved to touch his lips to Dan's, tilting his head with his hand, urging him to open up and pressed in harder, needed that feeling now, that want and need. The fact there was the desire that had been the basis of everything, much before any feelings or thoughts had become important, complicating it all. — Aleksandr Voinov

I'm as wicked as Hitler's first born, cause of me, lot of old ladies purses gone. — Big Pun

Little fictions. That's what her father called them. Not lies, just stories to twist the brain into a new shape, to allow the light to spill in with a different color, to throw rainbows instead of shadows. — Hugh Howey

The development of Africa will not happen without the effective participation of women. Our forefathers' image of women must be buried once for all. — Ousmane Sembene

Arctic tern chicks are starving to death for similar reasons: they rely on small fish that have fled for colder waters. — Naomi Klein

Being silly is still allowed, not excluded by adulthood. What's excluded by adulthood is thoughtlessness, so be thoughtful and silly — Hank Green

If the future looks dark, all you have to do is to find a candle and carry it with you! If it looks bright, the best thing to do is still to carry that candle, because the future can always create a different story! Always carry a candle by your side! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

The smell of dead fish lingered in the air, and excited flies darted from fish to fish lapping up the decay. — S.W. Lothian

Advances in technology have opened up possibilities in the cultural realm throughout history. I'm intrigued by developments in technology - as an artist it gives me a new palette to explore. — Janet Echelman