George Palmer Putnam Quotes & Sayings

And how is the expectant mother? You mustn't tax yourself, you know.I don't want my nephew born early enough to raise eyebrows."
Gideon laid his hand in the small of her back in a protective gesture she knew all too well. "Are you implying that I'm the kind of man who'd allow his wife to tax herself?"
"If the shoe fits-"
"Behave, both of you," she admonished as Gideon bristled and Jordan glared. "I swear, when you two get near each other, you act like school boys fighting over a half-pence."
"Oh, you're much more valuable than a half-pence," Jordan retorted. Before Gideon could say anything to that, he added, "And in any case, I didn't come over here to anger you, moppet. I merey wanted to let you know I'm leaving."
"Good," Gideon mumbled under his breath. — Sabrina Jeffries

If there's one thing I learned, it's that nobody is here forever. You have to live for the moment, each and every day ... the here, the now. — Simone Elkeles

Authority that can not be questioned is tyranny Terry Pratchett: A Slip of the Keyboard — Hank Quense

I promise to honor and obey you and be faithful to you for the rest of my life because I want only you. — Rochelle Williams

An important attribute of success is to be yourself. Never hide what makes you, you. — Indra Nooyi

Inspiration was a temperamental guest. It dropped in unannounced, then left without so much as a goodbye, slipping out a window in the dead of night or sauntering out the front door, leaving the house empty, drafty, and cold. — Eric Wilson

I do not pose my sitters. I do not deliberate and then concoct ... Before painting, when I talk to the person, they unconsciously assume their most characteristic pose, which in a way involves all their character and social standing - what the world has done to them and their retaliation. — Alice Neel