Lilian Quotes & Sayings

Science is a particular way of thinking about things. — Lilian Katz

Cats have a contempt of speech. Why should they talk when they can communicate without words? — Lilian Jackson Braun

Cats never strike a pose that isn't photogenic. — Lilian Jackson Braun

All mechanical habits are bad and slavish, and this one is ferocious as well. Of course, if you look upon the work of the revolutionist as the mere wresting of certain definite concessions from the government, then the secret sect and the knife must seem to you the best weapons, for there is nothing else which all governments so dread. But if you think, as I do, that to force the government's hand is not an end in itself, but only a means to an end, and that what we really need to reform is the relation between man and man, then you must go differently to work. Accustoming ignorant people to the sight of blood is not the way to raise the value they put on human life. — Ethel Lilian Voynich

There is no case which calls for injustice; and to condemn a civilian by the judgment of a secret military tribunal is both unjust and illegal. — Ethel Lilian Voynich

Why must one religion be hounded by another? What gives them the right to punish and persecute someone of a different faith? Why? — Lilian Gafni

Qwilleran's Siamese cat was a celebrity at the Press Club. Koko's portrait hung in the lobby along with Pulitzer Prize winners, and he was probably the only cat in the history of journalism who had his own press card signed by the chief of police. Although Qwilleran's suspicious nature and inquisitive mind had brought a few criminals to justice, it was commonly understood at the Press Club that the brains behind his success belonged to a feline of outstanding intelligence and sensory perception. Koko always seemed to sniff or scratch in the right place at the right time. — Lilian Jackson Braun

It matters just as much what to do, whether people hate you or love you — Ethel Lilian Voynich

Meanwhile, news has been leaked to the press that the Hero of Drummond Street will be pictured on the cover of a national magazine, nude. — Lilian Jackson Braun

Children involved in project work are encouraged to serve the group needs and share responsibility for what's accomplished. — Lilian Katz

No one ever owns a cat," he corrected her. "You share a common habitation on a basis of equal rights and mutual respect . . . although somehow the cat always comes out ahead of the deal. Siamese particularly have a way of getting the upper hand. — Lilian Jackson Braun

The cats were relaxing in a patch of sunlight on the rug without a thought in their sleek brown heads. What matter to them that it was Sunday-or even Thursday? Every day was Today in their scheme of things, and there was no such thing as Yesterday or Tomorrow. — Lilian Jackson Braun

Kitty's gone, Flo. Like Lilian. Believe me, there's more chance of her coming back!' I began to smile. 'And if she does, you can go to her, and I won't say a word. And if Kitty comes for me, you can do similar. And then, I suppose, we shall have our paradises - and will be able to wave to one another from our separate clouds. But till then - till then, Flo, can't we go on kissing, and just be glad? — Sarah Waters

It is far better to appreciate and not to possess, than to possess and not to appreciate. — Lilian Whiting

A stone in the path may have the best intentions, but it must be kicked out of the path, for all that. — Ethel Lilian Voynich

To be rich in friends is to be poor in nothing — Lilian Whiting

Cats hate a closed door, you know, regardless of which side they're on. If they're out, they want to get in, and if they're in, they want to get out. — Lilian Jackson Braun

I'm a gypsy at heart," Qwilleran said. "Home is where I hang my toothbrush and where the cats have their commode. See you tonight. — Lilian Jackson Braun

When I came to Barcelona, I really liked in the dressing room that I found balanced, normal people: Valdes, Puyol, Iniesta. They don't think they are the center of the world for being football players. — Lilian Thuram

Communicative skills develop when there's something meaningful for children to communicate about-when they are taking an active role. — Lilian Katz

Curriculum should help children make deeper and fuller understanding of their own experience — Lilian Katz

The disease itself is what is called a religious attitude of mind. — Ethel Lilian Voynich

The bad principle is that any man should hold over another the power to bind and loose. It's a false relationship to stand in towards one's fellows — Ethel Lilian Voynich

Learning to deal with setbacks, and maintaining the persistence and optimism necessary for childhood's long road to mastery are the real foundations of lasting self-esteem. — Lilian Katz

As a literary composition, it is utterly worthless, and could be admired only by persons who know nothing about literature. As for its giving offence, that is the very thing I intended it to do. — Ethel Lilian Voynich

Only when the little charade was nearly complete did Frances understand what it was all about. The spot at which Lilian had been grasping lay just above her heart. She had been drawing an imaginary stake from it. — Sarah Waters

When you don't know what to do with yourself, do something for someone else. — Lilian Jackson Braun

At dinner time he would sit in a corner, concentrating; and suddenly they would say, 'Time to feed the cat,' as if it were their idea. — Lilian Jackson Braun

To be a father is not simply to bring a child into this world. It is to take care of that child and to give him direction and guidance. It's my mother who always did this for me. I'm surprised that today, because of the World Cup and because the cameras are on my father, that he puts on that jersey and speaks of his son. It's not going to change things because of a World Cup. — Lilian Thuram

When I went to Juventus, I was young, but in training, I had legends like Fabio Cannavaro and Lilian Thuram marking me. I had to work hard to get my respect. — Zlatan Ibrahimovic

A female feline named Katta
Is getting fatta and fatta
But she's pretty and purry
And funny and furry
So what does an ounce or two matta? — Lilian Jackson Braun

In cooperative learning, you have a purposeful, meaningful, and authentic context in which children can sharpen their communicative skills. — Lilian Katz

Are those cat hairs on your lapel, or have you been dating a blonde with a crew cut? — Lilian Jackson Braun

To understand a cat, you must realize that he has has own gifts, his own viewpoint, even his own morality — Lilian Jackson Braun

Certain element - a few crazies - that don't have anything to do. They shot out two streetlights on Goodwinter Boulevard last night. When I was a kid we smashed pumpkins and strung trees with toilet paper on Halloween, but this new generation does it all year round. — Lilian Jackson Braun

No one has success until he has the abounding life. This is made up of the many-fold activity of energy, enthusiasm and gladness. It is to spring to meet the day with a thrill at being alive. It is to go forth to meet the morning in an ecstasy of joy. It is to realize the oneness of humanity. — Lilian Whiting

If you die, Lily ... I'll steal your soul and take you to the Abyss, where I will keep you in my magical dungeon so you can never escape. — Nalini Singh

Decency, loyalty, courage, how it all shrivelled away when one was frightened. She remembered Lilian reaching for her hand as the foreman got to his feet. In the seconds before the verdict, her own grip had tightened like a vice. Had she been about to urge Lilian forward, or to hold her back? She didn't know. She would never know. And the not knowing wasn't like the absence of something, it was like another burden, a different shape and weight from the last. The lightness left her. She — Sarah Waters

The pieces of the puzzle are visible, but not the grand design. Images flicker and dance like memories, hinting at events to come. They scatter the moment I reach for them only to re-form to taunt me. I who never truly possessed them, nor may I ever.
They do tell me this: a time of great change approaches and it's not enough to watch. We must act. We can't count on others to do our work for us or all may be lost.
- Oracle Lilian's Diary, Winter of 3765 — Mara Amberly

Rome is stately and impressive; Florence is all beauty and enchantment; Genoa is picturesque; Venice is a dream city; but Naples is simply
fascinating. — Lilian Whiting

spread the rumor and, before anyone knows, it's a fact — Lilian Jackson Braun

The vision always precedes the realization — Lilian Whiting

Would you have me wait till my grave opens of itself to swallow me up? — Ethel Lilian Voynich

Just believe what God says that Jesus has done for you...
spirit, soul, and body --
think about it, talk about it,
sing about it, shout about it,
and the praise cure has begun. — Lilian B. Yeomans

If you've never been cussed out by a Siamese, you don't know what profanity is all about! — Lilian Jackson Braun

History and legend and art and romance meet and mingle to create that indefinable sorcery of Venice. It is like nothing on earth except a poet's dream ... — Lilian Whiting

To live in Venice is like being domesticated in the heart of an opal. — Lilian Whiting

Cats are fond of mooning. — Lilian Jackson Braun

People who really appreciated animals always asked their names. — Lilian Jackson Braun

All children, are born with the disposition to make sense of their experiences. — Lilian Katz

Like any normal cat Madame Phloi lived by the Rule of Three. She resisted any innovation three times before accepting it, tackled an obstacle three times before giving up, and tried each activity three times before tiring of it. — Lilian Jackson Braun

I don't know what he means, but there's something not clean about a man who sneers at everything. — Ethel Lilian Voynich

He's a wizard with his feet and is blessed with a gift for scoring goals. His best quality is his speed while the ball is at his feet. He may be the fastest man ever to lace up a football boot. No defender in the world can keep up with him. — Lilian Thuram

Remember what your own Shelley says: 'The past is Death's, the future is thine own.' Take it, while it is still yours, and fix your mind, not on what you may have done long ago to hurt, but on what you can do now to help. — Ethel Lilian Voynich

Cats don't fight for their rights; they take them for granted. They have a right to be fed, watered, stroked on demand and supplied with a lap and a clean commode — Lilian Jackson Braun

They kill me because they are afraid of me; and what more can any man's heart desire? — Ethel Lilian Voynich

We designed the house to go with her looks. — Lilian Jackson Braun

Nor can I allow you to leave my arms, unless I can be certain you know that this is where you belong. Can you not feel that your place is here - in my arms, in my home, in my life? — Lory Lilian

The training of children is such a serous thing, and it means so much to them to be surrounded from the very beginning with good influences, that I should have thought the holier a man's vocation and the purer his life, the more fit he is to be a father — Ethel Lilian Voynich

Phut Phat knew, at an early age, that humans were an inferior breed. They were unable to see in the dark. They ate and drank unthinkable concoctions. And they had only five senses; the pair who lived with Phut Phat could not even transmit their thoughts without resorting to words. — Lilian Jackson Braun

Dogs have their day but cats have 365. — Lilian Jackson Braun

It is never too late to accomplish your dream — Lilian Roberts

Amanda raised her glass in a toast. "Here's a wet one to Saint Iris of the Hummocks!" Then she winced and scowled at Riker, who had kicked her under the table. Polly raised her glass and quoted from Hamlet: "And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest. — Lilian Jackson Braun

If you have found the way of sacrifice, the way that leads to peace; if you have joined with loving comrades to bring deliverance to them that weep and mourn in secret; then see to it that your soul be free from envy and passion and your heart as an altar where the sacred fire burns eternally. — Ethel Lilian Voynich

It seemed to her that while people were very happy, individual persons were surely damned. So, she shrank from that specious mystery the individual throws about himself, from Anna's smiles, from Lilian's tomorrows, from the shut-in room, the turned-in heart. — Elizabeth Bowen

I have only one offering to give, a broken heart. — Ethel Lilian Voynich

We are all fit for better things than we ever do — Ethel Lilian Voynich

Do you mind living alone?" she asked. "I've tried it both ways," he replied, "and I know it can be a letdown to come home to an empty apartment, but now I have the Siamese to greet me at the door. They're good companions; they need me; they're always happy to see me come home. On the other hand, they're always glad to see me go out - one of the things that cats do to keep a person from feeling too important. — Lilian Jackson Braun

We're getting married in an hour. I already spoke to Nicolai — Nalini Singh

She said, 'It's real, isn't it?'
Lilian answered after a pause, with a bowed head, in a murmur. 'Yes, it's real. It's the only real thing. — Sarah Waters

I feel that right from the start the players were prepared to experience catastrophic results with comments like: 'It's going to be tough and we are going to need time'. — Lilian Thuram

Most of us are degraded in one way or another. — Ethel Lilian Voynich

The Madame deplored fat men. They had no laps, and of what use is a lapless human? Nevertheless, she gave him the common courtesy of a sniff at his trouser cuffs and immediately backed away, twitching her nose and showing her teeth. — Lilian Jackson Braun

If you are going to say a thing the substance of which is a big pill for your readers to swallow, there is no use in frightening them at the beginning by the form. — Ethel Lilian Voynich

I dare say you will think it an absurd prejudice; but a human body, to me, is a sacred thing; I don't like to see it treated irreverently and made hideous. — Ethel Lilian Voynich

She had white cat hair on her dark suit, she was a dedicated cat hugger. — Lilian Jackson Braun

My days keep getting shorter. When I'm a hundred, I'll be going to bed before I get up. — Lilian Jackson Braun

I love Koscielny, I've seen him a lot. He has good leg speed, which reminds me of Lilian [Thuram]. The last time we spoke I told him to work hard and he'll become one of the best defenders in the world. He's at the standard of a Vidic or Pique. I mean that sincerely. — Marcel Desailly

Opportunity is responsibility. It is a fleeing conjunction of circumstances. It is a test as well as a privilege. To be always equal to the opportunity, - what more could be said of the highest success in life? — Lilian Whiting

Each of us must come to care about everyone else's children. We must recognize that the welfare of our children and grandchildren is intimately linked to the welfare of all other people's children. After all, when one of our children needs lifesaving surgery, someone else's child will perform it. If one of our children is threatened or harmed by violence, someone else's child will be responsible for the violent act. The good life for our own children can be secured only if a good life is also secured for all other people's children. — Lilian Katz

Until the end and from the start." The Lost Boys — Lilian Carmine

A library card is the start of a lifelong adventure. — Lilian Jackson Braun

Young children are unlikely to have their self-esteem strengthened from excessive praise or flattery. On the contrary, it may raise some doubts in children; many children can see through flattery and may even dismiss an adult who heaps on praise as a poor source of support-one who is not very believable. — Lilian Katz

I am rather observant, and have a habit of putting things together. I tell you that so that you may be careful when you don't want me to know a thing. — Ethel Lilian Voynich

The way to test a man's sincerity is to serve him a bad cup of coffee. If he doesn't comment, he is not to be trusted. — Lilian Jackson Braun

If I was in deep shit with Lilian before, I was snorkeling at the waste treatment plant now. — C.I. Dennis

True socialism is the equalization of all privileges. The power to take advantage of them,
that is another matter ... — Lilian Whiting

Love is the reality of the soul. — Lilian Whiting

Because he was going to marry her.
"It is customary to ask," she now said as she turned to watch him button up a black shirt over that chest she'd licked and sucked and kissed not long ago.
"Why?" He shrugged. "I'm not giving you a choice. — Nalini Singh

lying down. Not any more. He was a husband — Lilian Harry

We are doing earlier and earlier to children what we shouldn't do later. — Lilian Katz

He says things which need saying and which none of us have had the courage to say. This passage, where he compares Italy to a tipsy man weeping with tenderness on the neck of the thief who is picking his pocket, is splendidly written. — Ethel Lilian Voynich

His wise parent disapproved of this uncatly conduct; it indicated a certain lack of character, and no good would come of it. By her own example she tried to guide him. When dinner was served she gave the plate a haughty sniff and walked away, no matter how tempting the dish. That was the way it was done by any self-respecting feline. In a minute or two she returned and condescended to dine, but never with open enthusiasm. — Lilian Jackson Braun

Home is where i hang my toothbrush and where the cats have their commode — Lilian Jackson Braun

In this month he had been too happy to sin much — Ethel Lilian Voynich

Why do men so often filter out the detail when they tell personal stories Do they think it's the way to draw out the universality Women know better. It's detail unique detail which more truly does so providing points of divergence and comparison coincidence and dissonance throwing a slanting light on the idiopathic features of our own lives to bring out long weighty shadows of universal human meaning. — Lilian Darcy

Beware of the clever ones; the dumb ones are safer. — Lilian Jackson Braun

The hand of the Lord is heavy. — Ethel Lilian Voynich

When an object or purpose is clearly held in thought, its precipitation, in tangible and visible form, is merely a question of time. The vision always precedes, and itself determines the realization. — Lilian Whiting

No one ever owns a cat ... you share a common habitation on a basis of equal rights and mutual respects ... although somehow the cat always comes out ahead of the deal. — Lilian Jackson Braun