Editorially Independent Quotes & Sayings

Man's principle trait is a readiness to believe anything. Otherwise, how could the Church have survived for almost two thousand years in the absense of universal gullibility? — Umberto Eco

There are no laws, no boundaries on feelings.We can love each other as much and as deeply as we want.No one, Maya, no one can ever take that away from us. — Tabitha Suzuma

This girl. This baby girl is my life. Her mother is my life. These girls are both my life. — Colleen Hoover

What gives my books authenticity is that I actually do what it is I'm writing about. I think the fact that I am in the autopsy room, I go to the crime scene and I do work in the lab gives my books this flavor that otherwise they wouldn't have. — Kathy Reichs

There is no greater power than that of a laugh and happiness is a force which can save a person from the horrors of the world. — Hillary DePiano

I think it's about time the world embraced its geekiness and stopped trying to be cool. It's just ... you have way more fun as a geek than as a cool person. — Shirley Manson

A folklore study differs from most writing, in that the tale is told in the voice of the individual telling the story, not by the collector. — Karen Jones Gowen

I think the IMF helped to detonate the Indonesian crisis. — Jeffrey Sachs

Motherhood didn't make you stronger; it made you vulnerable and afraid of what death could steal from you. — Tess Gerritsen

Soul-serving requires a heart that beats hard against the ribs. It requires a soul full of the milk of human kindness. This is the sine qua non of success. — Charles Spurgeon

Television will do anything for a rating ... anything! — Paddy Chayefsky

Aside from a very select few, there are no overnight success stories. Most of the time that single step took a thousand miles to get to it. — Carl Henegan