From Goodreads Interview Quotes & Sayings

Here we see the word "brain" occurring for the first time in human speech, as far as it is known to us; and in discussing injuries affecting the brain, we note the surgeon's effort to delimit his terms as he selects for specialization a series of common and current words to designate three degrees of injury to the skull indicated in modern surgery by the terms "fracture", "compound fracture," and "compound comminuted fracture," all of which the ancient commentator carefully explains. — James Henry Breasted

Even the darkest moments of one's life can be turned around and shed light for others. — Neal Shusterman

That look he was giving her right now made everything stand still... — Matilda Wren

We writers always get our revenge on paper — Scott Westerfeld

I have been fighting over commas all my life. — Mark Helprin

After the break up of the municipality and the loss of his income my father lost health and spirits. — Catherine Helen Spence

I've always thought that science and fiction writing have a lot in common because they're both about modeling reality. — Scott Westerfeld

Problems between countries always exist, especially between such big countries as Russia and the United States. There have always been some issues, but I don't think we should go to extremes. — Vladimir Putin

I'll teach you to kick me ... '
You don't need to teach me
I already know how! — Groucho Marx

When I came back, I found Mom sobbing at the kitchen table ... Then I asked her what had happened.
'Nothing,'she said. 'I was thinking about that man ... I started thinking about ... if he and his wife and their other child are okay, and I don't know. It just got to me.'
'I know,' I said, because I did know. Sometimes it's safer to cry about people you don't know than to think about people you really love. — Susan Beth Pfeffer

You can do this." I feel him take a step toward me, his heat filling the room in a way that makes my skin prickle. But I don't look up. I won't. — Victoria Aveyard

Vivi held up the front page of the New York Times, pointing out the headline: 'The Grinch Who Killed Christmas.'
"Way to go, Grinch, — Debbie Mason

I've considered having my nose fixed. But I didn't trust anyone enough. If I could do it myself with a mirror. — Barbra Streisand

You have to be a warrior and say, "Maybe it's everyone else's system, but it's not mine." (from her recent interview here, on Goodreads) — Anne Lamott

While traveling, I love granola bars, trail mix nuts, dry cereal and fruit for on-the-go snacks. I also try and start the day with a high fiber and protein meal, such as whole-grain toast with peanut butter. — Christie Rampone