Defaria Long Branch Quotes & Sayings

The idea that people in novels should be more sympathetic than people in life simply baffles me. — Andrew O'Hagan

As soon as he touched her she seemed to wince and stiffen. To embrace her was like embracing a jointed wooden image. And what was strange was that even when she was clasping him against her he had the feeling that she was simultaneously pushing him away with all her strength. — George Orwell

Citizenship means standing up for everyone's right to vote.*** — Barack Obama

Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car. — Elon Musk

A Christmas Carol is such a fool-proof story you can't louse it up. — Leonard Maltin

During my campaign, I had come across a small number of (mostly) young men, who had strongly racist views. They told me they would only vote for a party that was willing to get rid of black and coloured people from this country. What struck me as strange is that they weren't bothered about the thousands of white Europeans arriving from Central and Eastern Europe. — Andrea Leadsom

Shiftrunes?" "Letters that are pronounced one way on their first occurrence in a text, another on their second, another on their third, and so on in a fixed sequence. It gives the poet an interesting technique to exploit: she can have pairs of words that alliterate visually but not phonetically as well as pairs that alliterate phonetically but not visually. And she can play the two off against each other. — Samuel R. Delany

At least in my life, I cannot hold onto grudges. It's a waste of energy, a waste of time. — Phil Anselmo

He's kinda shy. Maybe I should ask him out."
"I think it's more traditional for you to trick him into asking you out. That way he feels more manly. — Pete Hautman