Exies Quotes & Sayings

Analytical philosophy was very interesting. It always struck me as being very interesting and full of tremendous intellectual curiosities. It is wonderful to see the mind at work in such an
intense manner, but, for me, it was still too far removed from my own issues. — Joseph Conrad

For years I had been aware of an important deficiency in the English language: a word to describe something a person loses that was never really hers. — Ellen Miller

Work ethic and this determination is all part of escaping the depressive side. Of course I'm manic depressive, maybe not to the degree that Exley was, but I think all writers are. There are highs and lows. Look at David Foster Wallace. — T.C. Boyle

So when you approach any individual, make sure you realize that he will do what he wants to do. Don't laugh at his choices; investigate them to better understand what he's trying to accomplish.
If you wish to trade, you will have to offer the person something he wants more than what he has already. It's his resources you are seeking. He will control their use. You will have to be in tune with his desires or there will be no exchange.
The consumer is the object of the whole process. And he chooses in terms that are meaningful to him (not to you). You will succeed only as you find ways to satisfy him. — Harry Browne

Though she would never say so, Sandy holds the opinion that mothers who keep their figures have sacrificed less than mothers who have widened and softened. — Maggie Shipstead

Jazz comes from anywhere the human being has a soul and has a heart. — Willie "The Lion" Smith

I need a name."
"No one knows your name."
"Do you plan on yelling 'hey you' every time you need to get my attention? — Anna Durand

The gross evil of our time defies all labels. — Edward Abbey

And I think the almost undeviating support by Great Britain for the ill-advised policies of President Bush in Iraq have been a major tragedy for the world. — Jimmy Carter

Beautiful girls
Just primp
But beautiful boys
Do suffer. — Jack Kerouac

That was the thing. You just never knew. Forever was so many different things. It was always changing, it was what everything was really all about. — Sarah Dessen

Twenty-one years ago today Saddam Hussein was first elected president of Iraq and he has been re-elected ever since. Apparently they have the same electoral process we do, you don't need the popular vote to win. — Jay Leno

So I don't really have a clear plan, in terms of music, as to where I want to head in the future. — Nobuo Uematsu

I love British cursing - the cadence of it, the joy in the sound of the words, and the vulgarity of it. — Christopher Moore

The only way to lose a kingdom is if your power drops or..well, if you're killed."
"I'm sure Volusian would love to help with that."
My minion walked near me, needing no horse to move swiftly. Upon hearing his name, he said, "I would perform the deed with great relish and much suffering on your part, mistress."
"You can't put a price on that kind of loyalty," I told Kiyo. — Richelle Mead