Dr Scott Peck Quotes & Sayings

I'm nothing if not a literary hedonist. — Michael Dirda

And what was to become of what he had taken from her? He had dashed her heart to the ground and danced on it with combat boots. Did he sit in that seditious palace day after day and not even bother to scrape it off of his soles with a passing thought of her? — V.S. Carnes

Great. How do I end up with the mutt that isn't domesticated? — Milly Taiden

She found her regard for Mr. Winter turning to something like suspicion - though notice how often we lower suspicion upon others to avoid putting ourselves under scrutiny. Now — Gregory Maguire

What is portrayed as high-minded positions on issues sometimes is just designed to carve out some of their commercial interests. — Barack Obama

Data adds concrete information to a teacher's observations and intuition, but it will never replace experience, personal relationships, and cultural understanding. — Jose Ferreira

I am what I am, and there's much about me that won't be changed with any amount of wishing or wanting. I'm sorry for that. I'd trade a great deal to share an afternoon in the hay with you, dust in the air and sweat on our skins and neither of us caring. But I'm afraid the experience would drive me mad. I am a creature of sterile environments. It's too late for me to change. — Seanan McGuire

I watched him, the length of his lashes against his cheek, the lean jaw emphasized by the slight shadow of a day's beard. His face was serene, lost in the music that he was creating. And I marveled that he had become my friend. — Amy Harmon

Humans, I was discovering, believed they were in control of their own lives, and so they were in awe of questions and tests, as these made them feel like they had a certain mastery over other people, who had failed in their choices, and who had not worked hard enough on the right answers. — Matt Haig

I have a few cavities. I don't like to call them cavities, though - I like to call them 'places to put stuff'. 'Do you know where I can store a pea' 'Yes, I have some locations available.' — Mitch Hedberg

I will stay in jail to the end of my days before I make a butchery of my conscience. — John Bunyan

The life we live isn't growing but fleeing
from us leaves us empty / pining — Nate Pritts

...but there was never enough time to read. The great irony of working in a library. — Jan Louch