Favourite Rik Mayall Quotes & Sayings

The more we have at stake, the harder it is to make the leap into writing. The more we think about who's going to read it, what they're going to think, how many copies will be printed, whether this magazine or that magazine will accept it for publication, the further away we are from accomplishing anything alive on the page. — Dani Shapiro

A child needs both to be hugged and unhugged. The hug lets her know she is valuable. The unhug lets her know that she is viable. If you're always shoving your child away, they will cling to you for love. If you're always holding them closer, they will cling to you for fear. — Polly Berrien Berends

I have followed after the truth, across this windy planet upon which every person is nourished by one or another lie. — James Branch Cabell

I will not retire while I've still got my legs and my makeup box. — Bette Davis

If you will change everything will change for you. Don't wait for things to change. Change doesn't start out there, change starts within ... All change starts with you. — Jim Rohn

What kind of a name is Tax?" "It's the name of a person who always collects a debt," I say, watching her breath hitch in response to my words. — Nina G. Jones