Ellie Puckett Quotes & Sayings

You have no control over the hand that life deals you, but how you play that hand is entirely up to you. — Voltaire

The primate laugh is given in playful contexts, and as such has a strong similarity to the human laugh. — Frans De Waal

I would think it odd, he said, that he had never married. I did not, in fact, think it at all odd
the statistical chances against any woman being prepared to endure both the hairiness of his legs and the tedium of his conversation seemed to be negligible. I did not express this view, but said sympathetically that the military life must be difficult to combine with the domestic. — Sarah Caudwell

I felt hollowed out. My mom's death was not useful. I felt a shot of rage at her, and then imagined those last bloody moments in the house, when she realized it had gone wrong, when Debby lay dying, and it was all over, her unsterling life.
My anger gave way to a strange tenderness, what a mother might feel for her child, and I thought, At least she tried. She tried, on that final day, as hard as anyone could have tried.
And I would try to find peace in that. — Gillian Flynn

Ten million years will not put a strain on the clock of eternity. — Leonard Ravenhill

Now in the sun's new dawning ray, lowly of heart, our God we pray that He from harm may keep us free in all the deeds this day shall see. — Glenn Cooper

I love accents - I wish I could find an accent for every one of my characters. It makes it so much easier when I don't have to hear my own voice. — Amy Adams

The big thing is that we have five percent or less of the hardcore players actively entertaining the other ninety-five percent. — Will Wright

You wouldn't think there is anything life threatening about speech impediments, but let me tell you, there is nothing more dangerous than being a kid with a stutter and a lisp. — Sherman Alexie

When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn't over for the veterans, or the family. It's just starting. — Karl Marlantes

Find out what works, and do more of that. — Steve De Shazer

I just love writing. It's magical, it's somewhere else to go, it's somewhere much more dreadful, somewhere much more exciting. Somewhere I feel I belong, possibly more than in the so-called real world. — Tanith Lee

A reader meeting another reader is an encounter of kindred spirits. The pleasure of such a joyous event is impossible to describe to a nonreader, and why would I bother? But you, with this book in your hand, are familiar with the phenomenon, and so it is not necessary. — Paul Theroux

There appears to be a disturbing trend in this nation to try to force single moms to choose between their children and their careers. If they take their careers seriously, they are labeled as bad mothers. If they spend time with their children, they are labeled as people who can't be serious about careers outside the home. This is a sexist double standard. No such guilt trip is imposed on men, who are generally not forced to choose between their children and their jobs. — Gloria Allred