Joplins Kansas Quotes & Sayings

I would prefer death to this cage, to the twisted obsession of a mad boy king. — Victoria Aveyard

The problem with 'the crown jewel of Chinese literature' [Dream of the Red Chamber] is that it has two thousand pages and an equal number of characters, and the hero is an effeminate ass who should have either been spanked or decapitated, both ends being equally objectionable. — Barry Hughart

When you have a grasp on eternity your eyes won't ever see the battle or the lost people that hurt you. You will see a beautiful story of hope, in every character. It is not one person god loves. He loves us all and this is his story, our story and theirs. — Shannon L. Alder

I learn the most from trial and error. I learn about what I'd like to be able to do from people like Barbara Mason. Saying I want to sing like Barbara Mason and doing it, it's two very different scenarios. — Mayer Hawthorne

I used to write travel essays, and I was struck by how the fact of writing about a place would change my relationship with it. I would make completely different choices, do things I wouldn't have normally, because I had to fill this narrative shape. — Chelsea Cain

Why don't you try it? It might be easier to run in these than your boots."
"This shoe clearly is not my size, and there is no time to have more made."
I tried not to laugh. "They have some in the back room that are your size. — Allison Van Diepen

Satyagraha is a relentless search for truth and a determination to search truth. — Mahatma Gandhi