Irreverent Bookworm Quotes & Sayings

I was one of those kids who always wrote. — Alice McDermott

Whenever the legislature attempts to regulate differences between masters and their workmen, its counsellors are always the masters. When the regulation, therefore, is in favor of the workmen, it is always just and equitable; but it is sometimes otherwise when in favor of the masters. — Adam Smith

People could see in me who I am now, an Olympic champ, the best in the world. — Cathy Freeman

Life is a gift horse in my opinion. — J.D. Salinger

I told my mom I was going to do a movie about a son who hears a story about his mom and takes her on a cross-country road trip, and I wanted to actually take the trip with my mom to see what it would be like to drive cross-country with your mom. — Dan Fogelman

Listen to me you piece of shit, if you ever give the press information about me, my parents or even breathe a word about me to anyone ever again, I swear to god I will make it my mission to make your life a living hell. And, believe me I'll do it with a smile on my face the whole time. You're a worthless excuse for a Detective and everyone here knows it. You've screwed your way to the top and backstabbed Gena to get into your Captain's good books. Well look around you honey, you're a real star. No one stopped Gena or me taking you on. I've currently got you in a hold, where I could snap your neck if I wanted to, and not one person is stepping forward to help you. Yeah, you've really made it. - Stephanie Carovella to Sandra Barton — Nina D'Angelo

you kiss strangers without a thought in the world with all the passion of a submissive who hasn't been granted the privilege of an orgasm for weeks. — Becca Jameson

The early fly gets the cadaver — Tim Downs

I was empty and full of heartache at the same time, and everything felt wrong. — Aimee Carter

Human existence may be simpler than we thought. There is no predestination, no unfathomed mystery of life. Demons and gods do not vie for our allegiance. Instead, we are self-made, independent, alone, and fragile, a biological species adapted to live in a biological world. What counts for long-term survival is intelligent self-understanding, based upon a greater independence of thought than that tolerated today even in our most advanced democratic societies. — E. O. Wilson

The following afternoon, alone in their room, and oppressed by not yet having made the promised call to Connie ... — Jonathan Franzen

The Good of Man comes to be "a working of the Soul in the way of Excellence," or, if Excellence admits of degrees, in the way of the best and most perfect Excellence. — Aristotle.

All I ever wanted from you was to know that I was wanted by you. That would have changed everything. — Richelle E. Goodrich

If you can't read, it's going to be hard to realize dreams. — Booker T. Washington