Delli Quotes & Sayings

I think training your instinct comes from writing and reading. There's no big secret. And reading slush helps, as well; I'd recommend everyone edit a literary magazine at some point. It's time-consuming, but there's a lot to learn from other writers who are also learning. The patterns (twelve stories about whales in this batch?) are also interesting. — Mary J. Miller

You can never tell when a commercial space venture will suddenly become viable. — Buzz Aldrin

Plan to the extent that feels right to you at a particular time in your life, but always be open to serendipity. — Steve Leveen

We (soldiers) are like cloaks,-one thinks of us only when it rains. — Maurice De Saxe

The more things you own, the more people you need to employ. — Billie Piper

To this day the smell of fresh popcorn causes me to experience stress, hunger, and sketch ideas for John Goodman. — Tina Fey

For as laws are necessary that good manners may be preserved, so there is need of good manner that laws may be maintained.
[It., Perche, cosi come i buoni costumi, per mantenersi, hanno bisogno delli leggi; cosi le leggi per ossevarsi, hanno bisogno de' buoni costumi.] — Niccolo Machiavelli

the present moment contains both past and future. The only material that the future is made of is the present. If you know how to handle the present in the best way you can, that's all you can do for the future. Handling the present moment with all your attention, all your intelligence, is already building a future. — Thich Nhat Hanh

I breathed in deeply, feeling immediately at ease. I loved the smell of books. I kept breathing in until I felt too light, like I was inhaling all the knowledge from the books and there was no place for the information to go. — Megan Miranda

A child's permanent personality is substantially formed by age six. — David Baldacci

I'm the hero of this story, I don't need to be saved — Regina Spektor

Politically active people felt more and more disenfranchised, particularly during the ultra-New Labour years. — Jeremy Corbyn

Unquestioning obedience is for slaves, the uneducated and the pathetic. — Trudi Canavan

Things turn out best for those who make best of how things turn out. — John Wooden

So much conspires to silence us - because our truths are inherently subversive. — Jane Fonda

Great. Lookout. I'm a lookout. Another thing to put on my college applications. What do I do if I see someone?"
Val looked back. "I'm not sure, actually. — Holly Black