Heislerville Quotes & Sayings

I mentioned early in this book the kind of rereading distinctive of a fan
the Tolkien addict, say, or the devotee of Jane Austen or Trollope or the Harry Potter books. The return to such books is often motivated by a desire to dwell for a time in a self-contained fictional universe, with its own boundaries and its own rules. (It is a moot question whether Austen and Trollope's first readers were drawn to their novels for these reasons, but their readers today often are.) Such rereading is not purely a matter of escapism, even though that is one reason for its attraction: we should note that it's not what readers are escaping from but that they are escaping into that counts most. Most of us do not find fictional worlds appealing because we find our own lives despicable, though censorious people often make that assumption. Auden once wrote that "there must always be ... escape-art, for man needs escape as he needs food and deep sleep." The sleeper does not disdain consciousness. — Alan Jacobs

At Ellis Island, I mean, you didn't go there if you arrived in first class. It was only the poorest, the people in the worst shape. — James Gray

waiting is our destiny. as creatures who cannot by themselves bring about what they hope for; we wait in the darkness for a flame we cannot light. we wait in fear for a happy ending that we cannot write. we wait for a 'not yet' that feels like a 'not ever. — Lewis B. Smedes

Since the beginning of time, every child on the planet has endeavored to please their parents. — Emilio Estevez

The strength of a woman is the love she carries in her heart. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Excited about Black Friday. Also excited about Jew Tuesday. — Albert Brooks

Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it. — John Muir

I'm more married to Sandy now than when we were married with the legal document. We're still married as parents. — Bobby Darin

One thing you can say about him is that he's appreciative. He's just happy having someone to sit with. — Bette Greene

And every day, the world will drag you by the hand, yelling "This is important! And this is important! And this is important! You need to worry about this! And this! And this!"
And each day, it's up to you, to yank your hand back, put it on your heart and say "No. This is what's important. — Pleasefindthis

It's the little details in life that make all the difference. — Emilie Barnes