Droughty Quotes & Sayings

At the heart of sulk lies a confusing mixture of intense anger and an equally intense desire not to communicate what one is angry about. The sulker both desperately needs the other person to understand and yet remains utterly committed to doing nothing to help them do so. The very need to explain forms the kernel of the insult: if the partner requires an explanation, he or she is clearly not worth of one. We should add that it is a privilege to be the recipient of a sulk: it means the other person respects and trusts us enough to think we should understand their unspoken hurt. It is one of the odder gifts of love. — Alain De Botton

Red cattle," Annabeth said. "The cattle of the sun."
"What?" I [Percy] asked.
"They're sacred to Apollo."
"Holy cows? — Rick Riordan

I've got more energy now than when I was younger because I know exactly what I want to do. — George Balanchine

You'll find that education's about the only thing lying around loose in this world, and that it's about the only thing a fellow can have as much of as he's willing to haul away. Everything else is screwed down tight and the screw-driver lost. — George Horace Lorimer

Evie's head is pressed tightly to my chest; I would pull her inside of me and have my heart beat for us both if I could. — Amy A. Bartol

In her mind, men were no different than droughty weather or a sudden burst of rainless storm. — Robert Olmstead

(For songwriters) Development of your facility as a musician is also important. — Ryan Cayabyab

When I mention that I'm a game designer as well as a writer, someone will nod and say, 'Ah, that's what we like about your script. The videogame feel.' — Dave Morris