Hilaly Quotes & Sayings

All of us have a 'voice' inside where all inspired thoughts come from. When I talk to children and aspiring writers, I always ask them to turn off the TV and listen to that voice inside them. — Patricia Polacco

I'm a closet singer-songwriter. That keeps my creative juices flowing. — Zoe McLellan

We must elevate the craft, protect its interests, advance wages, reduce the hours of labor, spread correct economic doctrines and cultivate a spirit of fraternity among the working people regardless of creed, color, nationality or politics. These principles are the foundation principles of our organization. — Peter J. McGuire

Only that which serves no end is beautiful; everything useful is ugly. — Theophile Gautier

The cynic, a parasite of civilization, lives by denying it, for the very reason that he is convinced that it will not fail. — Jose Ortega Y Gasset

The world has white people and black people in it. Even in Harlem. — Angela Bassett

Sheik Hilaly is making a good contribution. He is making a good contribution. — Alexander Downer

I find the title How to Be Good. Curious, I open it up. I'm disappointed to find it's fiction. — Jael McHenry

Bird didn't move.
Shari and Greg, running side by side at full speed, reached him together.
"Bird?" Shari knelt down beside him. "Bird?"
Bird opened one eye. "Gotcha," he said quietly. The weird half-smile formed on his face, and he exploded in high-pitched laughter.
It took Shari and Greg a while to react. They both stood open-mouthed, gaping at their laughing friend.
Then, his heart beginning to slow to normal, Greg reached down, grabbed Bird with both hands, and pulled him roughly to his feet.
"I'll hold him while you hit him," Greg offered, holding Bird from behind. — R.L. Stine