Foyles Books Quotes & Sayings

Those who consent to the act and those who do it shall be equally punished. — Edward Coke

She knew then that white was more than a color: It was a cold, pale shade of understanding that seems to take all of your hope away. — Vannetta Chapman

I have never been more proud of the United States than I am this year. We have elected an African-American president. We have the stellar Michelle Obama setting the standard for American women. I simply cannot say it enough: look how far we've come. — Kathryn Stockett

The best part about beef noodle soup is that there are no rules. It just has to have beef, noodle, and soup. There are people that do clear broth beef noodle soup. Beef noodle soup with dairy. Beef noodle soup with pig's blood. It would suck if you looked at my recipe and never made your own, 'cause everyone has a beef noodle soup in them. Show it to me. — Eddie Huang

I'd like to think that the nature of the two teams - Boston being a championship team over the years and the Lakers, same thing - was a lot bigger than Larry Bird or Magic Johnson. — Oscar Robertson

The artist and the photographer seek the mysteries and the adventure of experience in nature. — Ansel Adams

When I got to the Mavericks people were all giving me advice - change this, change that - and one thing that I didn't do was fire anybody. — Mark Cuban

Each divorce is the death of a small civilization. — Pat Conroy

Not going to die here. Swing low to cut off those reaching hands. These bastards don't even feel it. The bitch felt it though, when I broke her face. — Mark Lawrence

Government agents sardonically known as the Menstrual Police regularly rounded up women in their workplaces to administer pregnancy tests. If a woman repeatedly failed to conceive, she was forced to pay a steep "celibacy tax. — Steven D. Levitt

A woman, even a brilliant woman, must have two qualities in order to fulfill her promise: more energy than mere mortals, and the ability to outwit her culture. — Margaret Mead

The writer concerned more with technique than truth becomes a technician, not an artist. — Edward Abbey

Tragedy and comedy are simply questions of value; a little misfit in life makes us laugh; a great one is tragedy and cause for expression of grief. — Elbert Hubbard

Perfection's a myth, the latter was only meant to define it. — Sachin Kumar Puli

There's a bunch od huge churchs clustered together, trying to blend in with all the family-themed restaurants, because salvation is as easy as chicken wings, I guess. — Patrick Ness