Deette Gastel Quotes & Sayings

In or orchestra we have many nationalities, types, and temperaments. — Artur Rodzinski

There are no second acts. But I still believe there are, from time to time. — Dominique Fabre

In all my books, I try to have a strong element of realism underlying the fantastic. — Garth Nix

That was one thing about books: once you read them they couldn't be unread. — Lev Grossman

Blessed is he who talks in circles, for he shall become a big wheel. — Frank Dane

Sardar Harbans Singh passed away peacefully in a wicker rocking-chair in a Srinigar garden of spring flowers and honeybees with his favourite tartan rug across his knees and his beloved son, Yuvraj the exporter of handicrafts, by his side, and when he stopped breathing the bees stopped buzzing and the air silenced its whispers and Yuvraj understood that the story of the world he had known all his life was coming to an end, and that what followed would follow as it had to, but it would unquestionably be less graceful, less courteous and less civilized than what had gone. — Salman Rushdie

I tried once in my life to write a novel. I had written something like 80 pages of it when my laptop got stolen. When I told people this, they acted as if something tragic had happened, but I kind of felt relieved, grateful to the thief who saved me from another year of something that felt more like homework than fun. — Etgar Keret

How much money you get, depends on lots of extraneous things. It depends on how good you are at turning poetry into a marketable product, which is something it was never supposed to be. That's why many people suppose that the better the poet you are the lower your income should be, and that's probably true. — Robert Bringhurst

You're wrong," Lord Dudley said. "You've always been a fool."
"The fool thinks he is wise," G retorted. "But the wise man knows himself to be a fool."
That was a great line, he thought. He tried to remember where he'd stashed the quill and paper. — Cynthia Hand

I ask you, what is the proper etiquette? Do you tell someone their breast is rolling around on their stomach like a cantaloupe in a plastic grocery bag, or do you wait until they notice? — Skip Clark

After age twenty-five, you're not allowed to blame your parents for anything. — Juniper Ellis

I am made of endless hours. Not just split seconds. — Christophe Lemaitre

By the time I was 10 or 11, I was completely demoralized. I thought, "I'm done. I'm never going to be a missionary," because my indiscretion column, whether it was little lies or stealing a Chunky bar, kept me from sainthood. — Patti Smith

This is the reason why our Theology is certain: because it seizes us from ourselves and places us outside ourselves. — Martin Luther

Over the years to come, one thing is for certain: if the monarchy wishes to stay relevant and in power, it will have to change more. — Kate Williams