Iakovos Kyriakou Quotes & Sayings

A book no more contains reality than a clock contains time. A book may measure so-called reality as a clock measures so-called time; a book may create an illusion of reality as a clock creates an illusion of time; a book may be real, just as a clock is real (both more real, perhaps, than those ideas to which they allude); but let's not kid ourselves - all a clock contains is wheels and springs and all a book contains is sentences. — Tom Robbins

Howard's unbelievably nutty, politically incorrect style is probably the single biggest influence on me. — Artie Lange

Maybe if I could slip into Sylvia's mind, sort out the spices in her rack, alphabetize them and dust them off. Maybe then I'd understand how it's the little things that pull you under. — Kelli Russell Agodon

I began to fear that constant hoping might cause me to sacrifice today for the illusion of a better tomorrow. - The Last Self-Help Book You'll Ever Need — Paul Pearsall

It's like I'm managing to achieve all this success in spite of my affliction ... Would you ever put that in the headline for a male star? — Melissa McCarthy

I promise to keep my hands to myself. I'm too exhausted to make a move on you. — Faith Sullivan

Housework hassles go on, are never resolved, and will probably extend into the afterlife ('Why am I the one who takes the clouds to the dry cleaners?'). — Marni Jackson

Words can hurt you. In the larger world, it frames how people think about you, and it can hurt you in lots of little, subtle ways. — Nathan Myhrvold

Sometimes we behave and perform with our lives, not for God, but for an audience. — R.C. Sproul

Tris: "I was reading."
Sandry: "You're always reading. The only way people can ever talk to you is to interrupt."
Tris: "Then maybe they shouldn't talk to me. — Tamora Pierce

Make friends when you can. You can't just do it when you need help. — Andy Lopata