Kenzo Kitakata Quotes & Sayings

Thwart: to prevent someone from accomplishing something by means of visiting gratuitous violence upon his smarmy person. — Jim Butcher

As may be seen, there is only one sensible piece of advice to give to those who find themselves having to talk to an author about one of his books without having read it: praise it without going into detail. An author does not expect a summary or a rational analysis of his book and would even prefer you not to attempt such a thing. He expects only that, while maintaining the greatest possible degree of ambiguity, you will tell him you like what he wrote. — Pierre Bayard

She did not care very much for other little girls, but if she had plenty of books she could console herself. — Frances Hodgson Burnett

Greet him with gentle words and caresses and welcome him onto their bed, where he would curl, purring, warm in the crook of a bent knee. — Erin Hunter

Literature doesn't matter! The only thing that matters is money and getting your teeth fixed! — Delmore Schwartz

If you wou'd be reveng'd of your enemy, govern your self — Benjamin Franklin

I think mothers get a raw deal in American culture, so I've been defending them. I have three daughters, and I know that as they become mothers, they got a lot more gentle towards me! — Tyne Daly

Conserving fuel is fine, and it was great in the past. The problem is that the drivers don't have to do it. It's all done electronically. You sit there, and it saves fuel for you, and that defeats the purpose. — Jacques Villeneuve

Perrin, my father says a general can take care of the living or weep for the dead, but he cannot do both. — Robert Jordan

What I had thought of before as God, I met today in a human being. — Rumi

I like more grounded comedy. I enjoy broad comedies also, but I like Shirley MacLaine. — Leslie Mann

That's always my ambition is to create a character out of what will help tell the story. I've never been an actor to say my character wouldn't do that, because he should do that in order to help tell the story. — Harrison Ford

His speech is a burning fire. — Algernon Charles Swinburne

The rock star is dying. And it's a small tragedy. Rock stars have blogs now. I have no use for that kind of rock star. — Nick Cave