Harbish Quotes & Sayings

Love, sought as an escape from the burden of the self, turns rapidly into a captivity. — Hugh MacLennan

I love cops," he said. "It's like my life, but with all the boring parts taken out. — Jennifer Echols

As I speak, blood is coursing through our bodies. As it moves away from the heart it marches to a 2/4 or 4/4 beat and it's arterial blood, reoxygenated, assertive, active, progressive, optimistic. When it reaches our extremities and turns home
the heart
well, it's nostalgic, venous blood (as in veins), it's tired, wavelike, rising and falling, fighting against gravity and inertia, and it moves to the beat of a waltz, a 3/4 beat, a little homesick now, and full of longing. — Mary Ruefle

That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed and cursed with instant communication? We should not fight fire with fire, threats with threats. — Timothy Garton Ash

I'm terrible on facts. But I always have an idea. If you have an idea, you're well ahead — Diana Vreeland

If history starts as a guest list, it has a tendency to end like the memory of a drunken party: misheard, blurred, fragmentary. — Sarah Churchwell

The immediate moment is all that exists for them; everything must serve it, no matter whether what they ruin in the process is something they will be in dire need of the next minute. — Max Hastings

He had not known to be born afraid, but he'd learned. — Maggie Stiefvater

Although will never love anyone again, don't want to become bitter. Or creative. — Marian Keyes

One life, One story. Make it a fairytale. — T.A

One thing my mother always instilled in me is to always know my worth. Don't settle for less. She used to say to me 'Iman, no is a complete sentence, learn to say no. You don't have to explain it you don't have to say anything after it. It's a complete sentence.' So when I came to America 1975, I found out that the black models were being paid less than white models. So the first thing I did was say I'm not going to do the job unless I'm paid the same amount. — Iman Abdulmajid

The oppressed peoples can liberate themselves only through struggle. This is a simple and clear truth confirmed by history. — Kim Il-sung

Peter
Swirling dreams
Dragons knew
Touching life to win
Deep inside many other worlds
Where should we begin? — William O'Brien

Hassan Harbish. Sunni Muslim. Not a terrorist.
Lindsey Lee Wells. Methodist. Me, neither. — John Green

Art has absolutely changed my life. — Peter Weller

I believe every woman should have a flat, a really good wedge, and then the showstopper shoe. — Brad Goreski