Jilliana Bassan Quotes & Sayings

I think all art comes out of conflict. When I write I am always looking for the dramatic kernel of an event, the junctures of people's lives when they go in one direction, not another. — Joyce Carol Oates

Sleeping is nice. You forget about everything for a little while. — H.k Ruman

Wars break things; they break stories. — Anthony Marra

Certainly, it is heaven upon earth, to have a man's mind move in charity, rest in providence, and turn upon the poles of truth. — Francis Bacon

One of my recurring D-list moments is when people stop me in the airport and tell me they loved me on SNL. I never know if they think I'm Molly Shannon, Cheri Oteri, or Chris Kattan. I just say Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed me as Mango. — Kathy Griffin

Were you frightened?
One gets tired of being frightened, wouldn't you agree? — Anita Shreve

I get up, and boy, I can't wait to paint and study music and keep learning. I just love it. — Tony Bennett

My agent tells me I am drawing the largest salary ever paid in the halls of England. Wonderful, isn't it? for a quiet, rural gardener like myself. — Lillie Langtry

I don't want to cry. Everyone will make note of my tears and I'll be marked as an easy target. A weakling. I will give no one that satisfaction. — Suzanne Collins

Reread that Bronte book all you want, but Jane Eyre's never going to get gender-reassignment surgery or train to become a kick-ass ninja assassin. — Chuck Palahniuk

Nekalayla claimed he had once been walking through the desert when he met Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ told him everything. They sat on a rock together and J.C. laid it on him. Now he was passing the secrets on to those who could afford it. He also held a service every Sunday. His help, who were also his followers, rang in and out on timeclocks. — Charles Bukowski

I am according to my slave's expectations of me: if good, then good, and if bad, then bad. — Alaa Al Aswany

Do you know what I found?
Of course I do, and you know that I do. You just want to ask for dramatic effect and then you're going to tell me anyway. — Katja Millay