Great Gatsby Chapter One Quotes & Sayings

I grew up reading crime fiction mysteries, true crime - a lot of true crime - and it is traditionally a male dominated field from the outside, but from the inside what we know, those of us who read it, is that women buy the most crime fiction, they are by far the biggest readers of true crime, and there's a voracious appetite among women for these stories, and I know I feel it - since I was quite small I wanted to go to those dark places. — Megan Abbott

Respecting infinite sets, for example, Intuitionism is rabidly anti-Cantor and Formalism staunchly pro-Cantor, even though both Formalism and Intuitionism are anti-Plato and Cantor is a diehard Platonist. Which, migrainous or not, means we're back to metaphysics: the modern wrangle over math's procedures is ultimately a dispute over the ontological status of math entities. — David Foster Wallace

The classroom remains the most radical space of possibility in the academy — Bell Hooks

The twentieth-century artist who uses symbols is alienated because the system of symbols is a private one. After you have dealt with the symbols you are still private, you are still lonely, because you are not sure anyone will understand it except yourself. The ransom of privacy is that you are alone. — Louise Bourgeois

As in the case of the economy, an 'invisible hand' will often be a better cultivator of ideas and allocator of effort. The challenge for intelligence officials in the Information Age is to understand how to integrate these indirect mechanisms into their operations — Allan E. Goodman

I think Heaven will not be as good as earth, unless it bring with it that sweet power to remember, which is the staple of Heaven here. — Emily Dickinson

Twitter encourage dialogue and the more you engage with your followers, the more you will get visibility, have more followers and your messages will reach more people. — Carmen Lascu

I have often told people that they need to evaluate their lives by the video, and not by the snapshot. That is, they should not just look at one moment in time, but rather consider trajectories, tendencies, and narrative arc as well. — Douglas Wilson

All the stories are true — Cassandra Clare

Sometimes you need to look deeper within. If you look for a deeper meaning, you will find it. — Christopher C. Doyle

I am sick of this way of life. The weariness and sadness of old age make it intolerable. I have walked with death in hand, and death's own hand is warmer than my own. I don't wish to live any longer. — W. Somerset Maugham

I don't do grey. I like my colour, my style. — Imelda May