Lichfield Races Chapter One Quotes & Sayings

Every time you read a book, a tree smiles knowing that there's life after death. — Anonymous

When possible, the brain makes a behavior into a habit, which saves effort and therefore gives us more capacity to deal with complex, novel, or urgent matters. — Gretchen Rubin

Once you've decided that something's absolutely true, you've closed your mind on it, and a closed mind doesn't go anywhere. Question everything. That's what education's all about. — David Eddings

The wages of sin is debugging. — Ron Jeffries

We have not really advertised Chicago internationally. — Desiree Rogers

I mean something dirty, sweaty," Luiz corrected idly, leaning closer. He stroked the back of his knuckles down Michael's cheek. "What I like best. Rock, blues, with an edge of metal. Something dangerous. Real. The audience driven to ... well, in the old days it would have been bloodlust. But these are more temperate times. So lust will have to do. — Jae T. Jaggart

I love the ocean. Boats, not so much. — Jeff Goldblum

Don't listen to the malicious comments of those friends who, never taking any risks themselves, can only see other people's failures. — Paulo Coelho

I'd be lying if I said that I knew I was there. I'm being completely honest. Nobody has a right in my view to seek Presidents office unless they are willing to give it 110 percent of who they are. — Joe Biden

My most embarrassing moment was probably when I was on tour and I would throw the mic out of my hand and catch it but one time I dropped it and I felt so stupid. My most exhilarating moment is every time I step on stage to perform. — Shawn Desman

Scale creates millionaires. Magnitude creates millionaires. Scale and magnitude creates billionaires. — M.J. DeMarco

The Weaver is a really godlike power. It's not even a blind idiot god, a sort of Lovecraft thing, it's just a purely capricious god. It's an intelligence you can't understand, so you can't trust it." — China Mieville

Devington could clearly ascertain by the end of the second lap that Slug was decidely undermanaged by his indolent jockey, and the high-strung Hawke was incontrovertibly terrized by his ... By the end of the final lap of the arduous run, Lord Uxeter had completely used up his horse, and Slug had completely uased up his rider!
... Devington seized the moment to claim the lead, murmuring low to Rosie, It would appear, my lovely girl, the race is ours. — Emery Lee

'Crouching Tiger,' of course, was a very dramatic role for me, and the fighting was very serious. — Michelle Yeoh