Eckermann Quotes & Sayings

No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction. — Charles Kendall Adams

Invention requires an excited mind; execution, a calm one. — Johann Peter Eckermann

A man of talent is not born to be left to himself, but to devote himself to art and good masters who will make something of him. — Johann Peter Eckermann

I pat her on the head. "Oh, naive little Kitten. Dear, foolish girl. This cookie is worth all this and more. Sit or you will not partake. — Jenny Han

I love fashion, and I've always wanted to do costume design, but I'm in jeans and T-shirts most of the time. — Clemence Poesy

Maybe you're going insane."
"Maybe," agreed Kernel.
"I was joking."
"I wasn't. — Darren Shan

Wearing spectacles makes men conceited, because spectacles raise them to a degree of sensual perfection which is far above the power of their own nature. — Johann Peter Eckermann

'12 Years a Slave' was very powerful, very moving, and deserved all of the acclaim it did get. — Glynn Turman

Now you've seen a hero," he said. "And that's worth something." - Eckermann, CONVERSATIONS WITH GOETHE — Arturo Perez-Reverte

Peeta volunteers to get me to bed. I start out by leaning on his shoulder, but I'm so wobbly he just scoops me up and carries me upstairs. He tucks me in and says goodnight but I catch his hand and hold him there. A side effect of the sleep syrup is that it makes people less inhibited, like white liquor, and I know I have to control my tongue. But I don't want him to go. In fact, I want him to climb in with me, to be there when the nightmares hit tonight. For some reason that I can't quite form, I know I'm not allowed to ask that. "Don't go yet. Not until I fall asleep," I say. — Suzanne Collins