Delacorte Clock Quotes & Sayings

The taste of death is upon my lips. I feel something that is not of this earth. — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Their mistake was the mistake of Galileo. He was right that the earth revolves around the sun, but he didn't know that the entire solar system revolves around yet another center; he didn't know that the real orbit of the earth, as opposed to the relative orbit, is by no means some naive circle ... — Yevgeny Zamyatin

There was always a piano in the house when I was growing up - my dad played, and I thought it was cool - and when I was eight, I begged my parents to let me have lessons. After a couple of weeks, I wanted to give up, but my parents were very focused and made me keep going, which I'm very pleased about now. — Laura Mvula

I always felt thrilled and amazed that I could put actor on my tax form. — Geoffrey Rush

Let go of the attachment, keep the lesson — L.J. Vanier

No, it had never been like this for him before, with anyone. Of all the women he'd known, she was the only one he was compelled to be with, driven to touch. Beyond the physical, the basic and apparently unsatiable lust she inspired in him, was a constant fascination. Her mind, her heart, her secrets, her scars. He had told her once they were two lost souls. He thought now he'd spoken no more than the truth. But with each other, they'd found something that rooted them. For a man who had been wary of cops all of his life, it was staggering to know his happiness now depended on one. — J.D. Robb

I write books because I have always been fascinated by stories and language, and because I love thinking about what makes people tick. Writing a story ... 'The Giver' or any other ... is simply an exploration of the nature of behavior: why people do what they do, how it affects others, how we change and grow, and what decisions we make along the way. — Lois Lowry

Faith without reason produces a mindless Christianity which is less than useless; the focus on justice in this world produces a theology that chases its own tail."

~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

The most successful form of correction is when the "other" feels informed versus chastised. — Bill Crawford

Today I shall be a wicked murderous tyrant and crush something nice under my heel. — Catherynne M Valente

Governor Ford is sworn to support the Constitution of the United States and also of this State Illinois, and these constitutions guarantee religious as well as civil liberty to all religious societies whatever. — Joseph Smith Jr.

I loved doing Supergirl, but I would love to do Batgirl. I would absolutely love to do a live-action Batgirl! — Molly Quinn

Meat is not agreeable to the wise: it has a nauseating odor, it causes a bad reputation, it is food for the carnivorous; I say this, Mahamati, it is not to be eaten. — Gautama Buddha