Firebrand Marion Zimmer Bradley Quotes & Sayings

The Spirit's fullness is not the reward of our faithfulness, but God's gift for our defeat. He was not given to the disciples in Acts 28 as the culmination and reward of their wonderful service, but in Acts 2 when they had proved themselves cowards, meeting behind closed doors. — Roy Hession

If you want to get along, go along. — Sam Rayburn

Poetry has no investment in anything besides openness. It's not arguing a point. It's creating an environment. — Claudia Rankine

More always means worse. — Kingsley Amis

Where's he getting the bricks? Packard asks.
That's what I don't understand. He brought his own bricks? — Carolyn Crane

... even one centimetre can make an awful lot of difference when you don't have many to spare. — Eoin Colfer

Customs have no reason; they simply are. — Marion Zimmer Bradley

("Let's stand under a tree," she said.
"Why?"
"Because it's nicer."
"Maybe you should sit on a chair, and I'll stand above you, like they always do with husbands and wives."
"That's stupid."
"Why's it stupid?"
"Because we're not married."
"Should we hold hands?"
"We can't."
"But why?"
"Because, people will know."
"Know what?"
"About us."
"So what if they know?"
"It's better when it's a secret."
"Why?"
"So no one can take it from us.") — Nicole Krauss

A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention ... — Herbert A. Simon