Laughing Hyena Funny Quotes & Sayings

When people ask what kind of nonfiction I write, I say 'all kinds,' but really I mean I don't write any kind at all: I'm trying to dissolve the borders between memoir and journalism and criticism by weaving them together. — Leslie Jamison

The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come. — James Whitcomb Riley

Relationships are a battle. They are a chess game. And what did I do? I just threw all my chess pieces down on the board at once, and said, Here! Have them all! — Sophie Kinsella

It's considered acceptable in our culture to approach perfect strangers, as often or not who may be in extremis, and evangelise. I don't see why that's considered a normal thing. — Christopher Hitchens

Don't let your shadows dictate to you where you should stand — Bernard Kelvin Clive

It was impossible to tell at first sight whether he loved his meek, obedient wife, Marfa. But he really did lover her, and she knew it. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I try to do the right thing at the ... — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The hardest part of writing a story is making bad things happen to good people. The hardest part of writing horror is knowing that it won't really get better for them. — Allison M. Dickson