Expectations The Phantom Quotes & Sayings

Neal made up his mind as soon as he saw it. The future was going to happen, even if he wasn't ready for it. Even if he was never ready for it. — Rainbow Rowell

For some people, history is simply what your wife looks good standing in front of. It's what's cast in bronze, or framed in sepia tones, or acted out with wax dummies and period furniture. It takes place in glass bubbles filled with water and chunks of plastic snow; it's stamped on souvenir pencils and summarized in reprint newspapers. History nowadays is recorded in memorabilia. If you can't purchase a shopping bag that alludes to something, people won't believe it ever happened. — Elizabeth McCracken

Man maketh a death which Nature never made. — Edward Young

By and large, musicians respect New York audiences, and also are greatly concerned about New York reviews. — Harold C. Schonberg

The brain, which is plastic when young, must be exposed to certain sights early in life, or it will remain blind to those sights forever. — Sam Kean

Today, the news is scandals; that is news, but the many children who don't have food - that's not news. This is grave. We can't rest easy while things are this way. — Pope Francis

I love the ukulele. It's got a beautiful, melodic tone to it. There's something innocent and romantic, and it's just a grand instrument to play. — Pierce Brosnan