Grace Hastings Quotes & Sayings

On being asked by Channel 4's Derek Thompson if he owned horses - No, son. I don't like anything that eats while I sleep. — Larry Hagman

Caratacus suffered the double indignity of being taken to Rome in chains and having an opera written about him by Elgar. — Ben Aaronovitch

D'Orsay's voice was cold. "Sponsors, control your warriors."
Hastings gave an almost imperceptable shrug. His warrior was upright only through the grace of his opponent. Wylie, on the other hand, was in Ellen's face immediately.
"What's the matter with you?" he hissed. "Finish him off, and let's be done with this." He made as if to grab her sword arm, as if he intended to settle the matter himself, but she threw him off hard. He landed in the grass. "You're a killer, Ellen!" he shouted. You've trained for this for a lifetime. Now do what comes naturally!"
Ellen pointed her sword at Wylie and flame ran along the blade.
"Be careful what you wish for," she said coldly. — Cinda Williams Chima

Clouds spread out over the Atlantic like soiled linens on an unmade bed. — Kevin Powers

The duties of a teacher are neither few nor small, but they elevate the mind and give energy to the character. — Dorothea Dix

A writer is a messenger for the subconscious. — Mark Tilbury

Intelligence increases mere physical ability one half. The use of the head abridges the labor of the hands. — Henry Ward Beecher

I was the youngest in my family, and the only daughter, they were highly protective. But instead of restricting me, that protective instinct drove my parents to make sure I was capable and prepared for whatever life may throw at me.
Opportunities, my father would say, have to be seized with both hands, because you never know if they'll come again. — Emma Chase

O grant, that in the trials by which we must be daily exercised, we may raise upwards our minds to thee, and never cease to think that thou art near us; — John Calvin

For example, in Vitamin K, the clotting proteins get it first ... and
only after they're satisfied do you prevent calcification of the arteries,
or prevent cancer, or prevent bone fractures. It's all insidious damage
that you get that's a long term consequence. In fact, we call these the
diseases of aging. — Bruce Ames

We certainly strive for reality in terms of asking our audience to believe the motivations, reactions, and behavior of our characters, but do I know when Veronica has time to do her homework? Not really. — Rob Thomas

It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do. — Steve Jobs

A second marriage is a triumph of hope over experience — Samuel Johnson

Law that shocks equity is reason's murderer. — Aaron Hill

There's a wall between you and what you want and you got to leap it. — Bob Dylan