Functionless Objects Quotes & Sayings

I was writing an earnest novel about cruises in the Caribbean and I just started writing 'Bridget Jones' to get some money, to finance this earnest work, and then I chucked it out. — Helen Fielding

The more rapidly a civilization progresses, the sooner it dies for another to rise in its place. — Havelock Ellis

Journaling has become one of the most gratifying and fulfilling practices of my life. Not only do I derive the daily benefits of consciously directing my thoughts and putting them in writing, but even more powerful are those I have gained from reviewing my journals. — Hal Elrod

A definite purpose, like blinders on a horse, inevitably narrows its possessor's point of view. — Robert Frost

I always wanted to be a major-league baseball player. — Bryce Harper

I saw a sign in Boulder. It said, 'Live Music and Darts.' Chicken wire isn't going to help at all. — Tom Rush

The first hands he heard banging at the outside walls felt like nails pushing into his temples. Then there were more hands. Pounding. Punching. Scratching. Then kicks and shrieking that even drowned out the sound of the rain.

The worst was when Ham could make out individual voices. He could hear their neighbor Zebeleh and her little daughter Ariel — Jonathan Goldstein

I don't claim to know everything about parenting, but I do know parents do their children a disservice by constantly sugarcoating their shortcomings to protect their feelings. — LZ Granderson