Hearst Castle Quotes & Sayings

Who wants a bag of bones?" he said, with absolute sincerity. "I don't want to hurt myself on the sharp edges of the woman I'm bedding. — Charlaine Harris

A tiger of a rather and a wolf of a brother. Sandwiched between the two, I wonder what my tomorrow holds. — Kazuo Koike

Fear and faith have a lot in common. Both of these emotions require that you believe in something that you can't see. — Bob Proctor

Nothing beats standing in the middle of the action, with all the data I need at my fingertips — Betty Liu

PLAYER : It costs little to watch, and little more if you happen to get caught up in the action, if that's your taste and times being what they are. — Tom Stoppard

The British merchants represented that they received some profit indeed from Virginia and South Carolina, as well as the West Indies; but as for the rest of this continent, they were constant losers in trade. — Ezra Stiles

History has proven that a well-trained individual, with nothing but a rock, has a better chance of survival than a novice with the latest technological marvel. — Max Brooks

For malice will with joy the lie receive,
Report, and what it wishes true believe. — Thomas Yalden

In the nineteen-thirties, one in four Americans got their news from William Randolph Hearst, who lived in a castle and owned twenty-eight newspapers in nineteen cities. — Jill Lepore

Temporary deviations from fundamental principles are always more or less dangerous. When the first pretext fails, those who become interested in prolonging the evil will rarely be at a loss for other pretexts. — James Madison

Then she broke down and cried onto the flowery wrapping paper. Melanie put her arms around the poor, thin body. What is Aunt Margaret made of? Birdbones and tissue paper. spun glass and straw. — Angela Carter

Ajax is a multicultural club, and we have found that many talented immigrant players quit when they reach puberty. So we wanted to tackle this problem with someone from the same background who had come through it. And that was Edgar Davids. During one of our fights, I pointed that out to him. But it had nothing to do with his skin colour. — Johan Cruyff

Don't you dare die. You have to live so I can curse you up and down for scaring me like this — Kady Cross

An ill winde that bloweth no man to good. — John Heywood

That came out of one of the men's pockets, didn't it?" "Bald and Stubby, yeah." "Nice of you to create such respectful names for the corpses, — Lindsay Buroker

It's not that we don't trust you," Royce said as Hadrian prepared the bow. "It's just that we've learned over the years that honor among nobles is usually inversely proportionate to their rank. As a result, we prefer to rely on more concrete methods for motivations - such as self-preservation. You already know we don't want you dead, but if you have ever been riding full tilt and had a horse buckle under you, you understand that death is always a possibility, and broken bones are almost a certainty."
"There's also the danger of missing the horse completely," Hadrian added. "I'm a good shot, but even the best archers have bad days. So to answer your question - yes, you can control your own horse. — Michael J. Sullivan