Libraries By Famous People Quotes & Sayings

The writer's job is to free language from the prison of ideas. — Marty Rubin

The first thing we pulled out was a lump of white gunk.
"Wax," Carter pronounced.
"Fascinating. — Rick Riordan

Suddenly they existed, then suddenly they existed no longer: existence is without memory; of the vanished it retains nothing - not even a memory. Existence everywhere, infinitely, in excess, for ever and everywhere; existence - which is limited only by existence. — Jean-Paul Sartre

We cannot will to have insights. We cannot will to have creativity, but we can will to give ourselves to the creative experience with intensity of dedication and commitment. — Rollo May

Being tall is an advantage, especially in business. People will always remember you. And if you're in a crowd, you'll always have some clean air to breathe. — Julia Child

To the little girl the house seemed a gigantic head, and she only a morsel of meat conveniently positioned in its gaping mouth. The front porch was that grinning mouth, the white porch railing its lower teeth, the ornamental wooden frieze above its upper teeth, the painted wicker chair on which she perched its green wagging tongue. Frances sat and rocked and wondered when the jaws would clamp shut. — Michael McDowell

A positive attitude does not cure cancer, any more than a negative one causes it. — Siddhartha Mukherjee

Most people don't know that I'll eat anything spicy. A little extra kick is always a good thing! — Kelli Berglund

transits of Venus, as they are known, are an irregular occurrence. They come in pairs eight years apart, but then are absent for a century or more, — Bill Bryson

But that age ... exerts on us
An almost terrible charm,
Like the memory of things seen
And a life lived in dreams. — Heinrich Heine

The urge to shout filthy words at the top of his voice was as strong as ever. — George Orwell

Us elderly are the modern lepers. — David Mitchell

Who knows most, doubts most. — Robert Browning