Deighton Novelist Quotes & Sayings

So for a good old-gentlemanly vice, I think I must take up with avarice. — Lord Byron

God would not allow Adam and Eve to eat of the forbidden tree, even though it was good for food, pleasant to the eye and to be desired to make one wise (Gen. 3). — Ralph Venning

Either harming other people is wrong, in which case God is unnecessary, or harming other people is acceptable, in which case God's admonitions are misguided. — Greg Graffin

There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility. — Maria Callas

You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me. — Calvin Coolidge

But what little I can get down into my pen of what is so vivid to my eyes, and not only to my eyes; also to some nervous fibre, or fanlike membrane in my species. — Virginia Woolf

Punk is like not about the style, its about the music! — Avril Lavigne

The Bible is a history book. — Amar'e Stoudemire

Nothing we did in those days has caused a change." "Because of what we did, things remained as they were, rather than getting worse," I told him. — Roger Zelazny

I just try to find ways to love the people that I'm around. It's hard sometimes because I'm selfish and I want to focus inwardly but when I can fight against that and look at other people's needs, it's really a stark contrast to what people are used to in such a selfish environment. — Matt Diaz

All you have to be is kind. That's all you need. Once you've got that, it virtually rules out everything else. — Joanna Lumley

Information overload has crippled many a dream, and there's an easy fix: focus on what's most important right now. — Kimanzi Constable

You can hear rumors. But you can't know them. — Jay Asher

The future of Windows is to let the computer see, listen and even learn. — Bill Gates