Lettie Pate Quotes & Sayings

Man's life is thought,
And he, despite his terror, cannot cease
Ravening through century after century,
Ravening, raging, and uprooting that he may come
Into the desolation of reality ... — William Butler Yeats

In the city of flesh I travel without maps, a worried tourist: and Ottilie was a very Venice. I stumbled lost in the blue shade of her pavements. Here was a dreamy stillness, a swaying, the splash of an oar. Then, when I least expected it, suddenly I stepped out into the great square, the sunlight, and she was a flock of birds scattering with soft cries in my arms. — John Banville

Suddenly, Warrick lifted his head. Darcy struggled to open her eyes and think through the fog of desire. She gazed into his cobalt eyes, her stomach clenching at the longing she saw reflected there.
"There's a Dark at the back," he whispered.
Darcy was so frustrated that she wanted to scream. Why couldn't they have a few minutes of privacy? If it wasn't Rhi popping in, it was the Dark after her. "Tell him to go away. We're busy."
A sexy grin pulled at Warrick's lips. "Gladly. — Donna Grant

My specialty as a collector is books that almost have value. When I love a book, I don't buy the first edition, because those have become incredibly expensive. But I might buy a beat-up copy of the second edition, third printing, which looks almost exactly the same as the first edition except that a couple of typos have been fixed. — Lev Grossman

Dream? What it is? If you realise it, it's everything; if not, continue the slumber. — Vikrmn

Heels are really hard to wear. I feel bad for every girl that has to wear heels or chooses to wear heels. They're not fun. — Joe Jonas

When in doubt, choose greatness. — Cyril Connolly

Thinking is always dangerous to the status quo. [ ... ] The moment you start thinking, you'll want to change something. — Margaret J. Wheatley

I choked on the air I'd just sucked in and swung around in disbelief. "What did you just say?"
"Me and the whole PD heard about your wet bra, so I'm assuming your panties are wet too. — Rachel Brookes

Grow deep roots to harvest rich fruit! When your roots run deep, you cannot help but bear the fruit of the Spirit. — Michael Beckwith

Sarah turned around and there standing just a few feet from her was the legend himself, and he was far from disappointing. — C.A. Pruit

she understood he was lonely and that their ritual comforted him, connected the noises of her life with the silence of his — Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

The possibilities are endless, so never be discouraged by a setback, no matter how big. — Tommy Hilfiger

She's got to be a ghost. First of all, she's just too beautiful. Her features are gorgeous, but it's not only that. She's so perfect I know she can't be real. She's like a person who stepped right out of a dream. The purity of her beauty gives me a feeling close to sadness - a very natural feeling, though one that only something extraordinary could produce. — Haruki Murakami