Glossary Of Literary Quotes & Sayings

There are plenty of good ideas, if only they can be backed with the power of action. — Winston Churchill

So she left Rowan in the hall. But it did not stop her from wishing she could keep him. — Sarah J. Maas

I reach out my hand to say I'm sorry. He takes it, but gives nothing else away. — David Levithan

Ultimately, Leibniz argued, there are only two absolutely simple concepts, God and Nothingness. From these, all other concepts may be constructed, the world, and everything within it, arising from some primordial argument between the deity and nothing whatsoever. And then, by some inscrutable incandescent insight, Leibniz came to see that what is crucial in what he had written is the alternation between God and Nothingness. And for this, the numbers 0 and 1 suffice. — David Berlinski

I am really quite fascinated by echo-locating bats and dolphins and have always wondered how sound affects the unconscious brain. — Evelyn Glennie

Every time I think about writing, comedy doesn't interest me in the slightest. I can play comedy, but I don't think in terms of comic dialogue. — Jim Parsons

There might never be another 'Crouching Tiger.' There might be something that's even better than 'Crouching Tiger.' — Michelle Yeoh

There was once a spirited feral mustang broken in by her stern rider. It was a harmonious relationship for the most part but, like any relationship, she tested the boundaries he placed on her and threw him ... Would the rider, having suffered his own wound, retaliate, discipline or forgive? — Donna Lynn Hope

One feels relieved these days when a play is not like television. — Valerie Martin

Music brings relief! Hymns change mood! Songs empower the downhearted. Sing songs always! When all things seem down, sing a good and an inspiring song! When you seem to be wasting your energy on toxic thoughts, invoke your spirit with an amazing song! Songs have power! Empower your life with good songs! — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

If we choose, we can live in a world of comforting illusion. — Noam Chomsky

The typical baseball play is a pitcher throwing a ball and the batter not swinging at it, while the other players watch. Even a home run, the sport's defining big blast, is only metaphorically exciting; a fly ball that leaves the yard changes the score but may offer no more compelling view than an outfielder staring up. — Richard Corliss