Iambic Trimeter Quotes & Sayings

It was nearly ten years since the peace though her memories of the war still felt fresh. — Sara Sheridan

I keep waiting for a paradigm shift to happen that will let network and studio execs see that sci-fi is the same as any other genre in terms of how you approach it - logically, character-based, with challenging ideas and forward thinking - but I worry that it might never happen in my lifetime. — J. Michael Straczynski

The more crap you believe, the better off you are. — Charles Bukowski

Can anyone be utterly without thoughtfulness? The answer is yes. — Philip Roth

In the night, I hear 'em talk. Coldest story ever told. Somewhere far along this road he lost his soul. — Kanye West

He wrote you a poem?" Evelyn looped her hand around Georgiana's arm and led the way to the chairs lining one side of the room.
"He did." Grateful to see Luxley select one of the debutantes as his next victim, Georgiana accepted a glass of Madeira from one of the footman. After three hours of quadrilles, waltzes, and country dances, her feet ached. "And you know what rhymes with Georgiana, don't you?"
Evelyn wrinkled her brow, her gray eyes twinkling. "No, what?"
"Nothing. He just put 'iana' after every ending word. In iambic trimeter, yet. 'Oh, Georgiana, your beauty is my sunlightiana, your hair is finer than goldiana, your - ' "
Lucinda made a choking sound. — Suzanne Enoch

A wall is a hell of a lot better than a war. — John F. Kennedy

In the mind of a woman, to give birth to a child is the short cut to omniscience. — Gelett Burgess

Cynicism has all the smart words on it's side; idealism uses a nursery school dictionary. — Michael Arditti

The job she had to do, as she saw it, was to remember everything - and by "remember" she meant experience it in her mind, one more time - then store it away forever. This day's experience set in order, none of it left ragged or lying about, all of it gathered in like treasure and finished with, set aside. — Alice Munro

There is also hope that even in these days of increasing specialization there is a unity in the human experience. — Allan McLeod Cormack

The role of the judge is simply to decide cases. — Byron White

A sculpture is something that if it falls on your foot, it will break it. — John Chamberlain

We have all a propensity to grasp at forbidden fruit. — Ralph Cudworth