Josh Abbott Quotes & Sayings

We breathe, we think, we conceive of our lives as narratives. — Christopher Lehmann-Haupt

Omigod," Valerie said. "Unh!" And her water broke. It was an explosion of water. A tidal wave. We're talking Hoover Dam quantity water. Water everywhere ... but mostly on Cal. Cal had been standing at the bottom of the gurney. Cal was totally slimed from the top of his head to his knees. It dripped off the end of his nose and ran in rivulets down his bald head. Valerie drew her legs up, the sheet fell away, and Cal gaped at the sight in front of him. Julie stuck her head around for a look. "Uh-oh," Julie said, "there's a foot sticking out. Guess this is going to be a breech baby." That was when Cal fainted. CRASH. Cal went over like he was a giant redwood cut down by Paul Bunyan. Windows rattled and the building shook. Everyone clustered around Cal. — Janet Evanovich

Sometimes, if you think you're sick, you will be. — Abraham Verghese

You can't win every battle! You must have the word Defeat in your dictionary; if not, defeat will triumph even more strongly! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Pleasure, or wrong or rightly understood,
Our greatest evil, or our greatest good. — Alexander Pope

Stupidity in a woman is unfeminine. — Friedrich Nietzsche

I was always the type of drug user that I had no moderation. When I was smoking and drinking, I was full on smoking and drinking. And I am also the type of drug user where I do smoke and drink, there's no creativity in terms of my writing process. I would just stare at the paper for hours and nothing would get done. — Ryan Lewis

it's just how you look at it, Charlie. Things are what you want them to be. — Ray Bradbury

I'm the youngest, too. When you're the youngest of a big family, people are like, "You're the baby, you're spoiled!" The fact of the matter is, when you're the youngest of a big family, by the time you're a teenager, your parents are insane. You're like, "Hey, I'm going roller-skating-" "You're not going roller-skating or you'll end up pregnant like your sister. Why don't you smoke pot and become a lawyer?" — Jim Gaffigan

In a world where celebrity equals talent, and where make-believe is called reality, it is most important to have real love, truth and stability in your life. — Bernie Brillstein

His voice is low and soft, a piece of silk you might keep in a drawer and pull out only on rare occasions, just to feel it between your fingers. — Anthony Doerr

Chocolate says "I'm sorry" so much better than words. — Rachel Vincent

Every profession that attracts people for "reasons of the heart" is a profession in which people and the work they do suffer from losing heart. Like teachers, these people are asking, "How can we take heart again so that we can give heart to others?" - which is why they undertook their work in the first place. — Parker J. Palmer