Humayun Ahmed Er Quotes & Sayings

When politicians and civil servants hear the word culture they feel for their blue pencils. — Lionel Esher

Postmodernists believe that truth is myth, and myth, truth. This equation has its roots in pop psychology. The same people also believe that emotions are a form of reality. There used to be another name for this state of mind. It used to be called psychosis. — Brad Holland

With female-oriented movies, unless it's something like 'Bridesmaids' or a romantic comedy, you've got to really worry about your opening weekend. And I'm always telling stories about women, not younger women, and it's just a much tougher audience to get to the movie theater. — Callie Khouri

My neighbor has two dogs. One of them says to the other, "Woof!" The other replies, "Moo!" The dog is perplexed. "Moo? Why did you say 'Moo'?" The other dog says, "I'm trying to learn a foreign language." — Morey Amsterdam

She doesn't understand that doors, walls, fences, ceilings - they're helpless to keep out what determinedly desires to get in. — Sonya Hartnett

The whole problem of life, then, is this: how to break out of one's own loneliness, how to communicate with others. — Cesare Pavese

She needs to make one phone call, and she wishes she could make it into her past. Into last year. Or two years ago. — Adele Griffin

Cast up
the heart flops over
gasping 'Love'
a foolish fish which tries to draw
its breath from flesh of air
And no one there to hear its death
among the sad bushes
where the world rushes by
in a blather of asphalt and delay — Lawrence Ferlinghetti

One day I'll do all the things I need to. And she'll be mine. Mark my words."

"Does she know this yet?" I ask, quietly.

"I just told her." he says. — Katy Evans

Persistence is the virtue by which all other virtues bear fruit. — Arturo Graf

We have all fallen short of the glory of God. — Monica Johnson

As Americans, we can choose where we work and live, what we drive, which insurance plan is best for us, so why can we not give workers a choice when it comes to their retirement? — John Doolittle

Remember that God is everywhere, all around us, constantly reaching out to us, even in the most unlikely situations. — The Irish Jesuits

Harrison Ford comes on set, and he's very polite and says, 'Hello' to everyone. He cares about everything that's going on, on set. He cares about what's going on with your character and what's in the scene and what's on the desk. — Liam Hemsworth

I have less time, less tolerance for bullshit, more interest in good taste, more confidence in my own judgement. The culture with which I surround myself is a reflection of my personality and the circumstances of my life, which is in part how it should be. — Nick Hornby