Joanna Stafford Quotes & Sayings

a man is not really convinced of a philosophic theory when he finds that something proves it. He is only really convinced when he finds that everything proves it. — G.K. Chesterton

The time has come for writers to become inaccessible again. The reason is not some kind of 'mystique' that makes people curious (though it helps), but the fact that no real writers ever lay down anything real in public-they work in solitude, they think hard, and their thoughts are rarely nice or 'friendly.' — Andrei Codrescu

Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again. — Rosa Parks

Sooner or later we've all got to confront the reality that we have got to come to understand who we are and what we're doing, and the extent to which we are guided or manipulated by forces that are beyond our control. — Ayad Akhtar

Christians in community must again show the world, not merely family values, but the bond of the love of Christ. — Edmund Clowney

The human heart is always drawn by love.' He hesitated again. It's you, he said. I am in love with you. — Nancy Bilyeau

To be a futurist, in pursuit of improving reality, is not to have your face continually turned upstream, waiting for the future to come. To improve reality is to clearly see where you are, and then wonder how to make that better. — Warren Ellis

Sorvus's eyes widened then fell as she accepted whatever fate had in store for her. "It will be as it will, Thristan." Thristan looked at her intently, bringing his head back with a frustrated sigh. "Ah, this 'destiny' crap you all talk about! — Madison Thorne Grey

She put her hands over her ears and made a monkey face. Even then, she couldn't look ugly. She had such good bones, her skeleton would have been an ornament in any closet. — Ross Macdonald

Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience. — Dorothy Parker

We Finches don't marry the children of rednecked white trash. — Harper Lee

Of all the world's civilizations, America was the one that most needed losers. — Stephane Audeguy

I started acting when I was seven. And I went to a local drama school which is very well-known in London. Because of that, I started getting jobs, and I worked all the time as a child, pretty much non-stop. — Naomie Harris

Thierry Mugler is about the power of glamour and walking straight into the future. He's been a god for successive generations in the fashion industry. He fused pop and high fashion, told a story in style and combined fantasy with reality. — Nicola Formichetti

I am only alive when I perceive a challenge. — Neil Gaiman

If you have too good a time writing hostile reviews, you'll injure not only your sensibility but your soul. — David Lehman