Erlandsson Hjort Quotes & Sayings

My Botswana books are positive, and I've never really sought to deny that. They are positive. They present a very positive picture of the country. And I think that that is perfectly defensible given that there is so much written about Africa which is entirely negative. — Alexander McCall Smith

I'm interested in having a relationship with the world that's not my own. — Andrea Riseborough

I've always believed that the concept of the Jewish princess was invented by a Jewish prince who couldn't get his wife to fetch him the butter. I was not raised as — Nora Ephron

I'm not addicted to Reading. I can quite as soon as I finish one more chapter. — Unknown

It seems I keep track of opportunities I will never have more than focusing on ones I do have and could have. — Sam Pink

My theme is chivalry. I have tried to show that this old tradition is practical and vital. The ideal embodied in Launcelot is 'escapism' in a sense never dreamed of by those who use that word; it offers the only possible escape from a world divided between wolves who do not understand, and sheep who cannot defend, the things which make life desirable. — C.S. Lewis

He who boasts of his descent, praises the deed of another. — Seneca The Younger

It took more than science to make hope real. — Jerome Groopman

All over Harlem, Negro boys and girls are growing into stunted maturity, trying desperately to find a place to stand; and the wonder is not that so many are ruined but that so many survive. — James A. Baldwin

If I could give you one thing in life, I would give you the ability to see yourself through my eyes. Only then would you realize how special you are to me. — Anonymous

How does a person feel when looking at the sky? He thinks that he doesn't have enough tongues to describe what he sees. Nevertheless, people have never stopping describing the sky, simply listing what they see. — Umberto Eco

When you're a mid-list writer, it pays to write fast. — Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

In a world where women were bought and sold as horses I had found a man I loved; and married for love. I would never suggest that this was a mistake. — Philippa Gregory

Watching your sadness is worse than dying. Do not die while you are still alive, my love. Do not fear to live and love again. — Kate Danley

That evening I went for a walk. To walk for the sake of walking is something I seldom do. Inside my apartment I'd felt inexplicably anxious. I needed to talk to someone. to be reassured or perhaps I needed to confess my sin: I was once again having impure thoughts about saving the world. Or it was neither of these - I was afraid I was dreaming. — Daniel Quinn