Listenings Top Quotes & Sayings

Elisabeth Sheffield's new novel is multilayered, smart, beautifully written, and funny. I was taken in by the first paragraph and held firmly through the roller coaster of a ride. The depth of the novel was evidenced by the constantly shifting meaning of the title itself. In fact, the entire work never changes its meaning, but somehow, seamlessly, simply means more. This is a rare and memorable piece of work. — Percival Everett

The way I feel about it is: Beat me or feed me, but don't tease me. It's toy food; who needs it? Serve it to toy people. — Jeff Smith

Everyone is trying to control their own unhappiness. — Paulo Coelho

It looked as if a night of dark intent was coming, and not only a night, an age. Someone had better be prepared for rage ... — Robert Frost

Mom brought me some peanut butter cookies and a biography of Judy Garland. She told me she thought my problem was that I was too impatient, my fuse was too short, that I was only interested in instant gratification. I said, "Instant gratification takes too long." The glib martyr. — Carrie Fisher

Golf is so difficult to master. It feels like the better you get, the farther you are away from perfection. — Stewart Cink

Change was coming.
Change was coming, and it was good. — Lisa Berne

The sun shines upon good and bad alike. — Hans Christian Andersen

The test of observance of Christ's teachings is our consciousness of our failure to attain an ideal perfection. The degree to which we draw near this perfection cannot be seen; all we can see is the extent of our deviation. LEO TOLSTOY The — Philip Yancey

Nothing is ever solved, or created, by standing still. Movement is the process of the Universe. So move. Do something. Anything. But do not stand still. Do not fence sit. Put your foot down on one side or the other, swing the opposite leg over and start walking. You'll know before you take ten steps if you're going in the right direction. — Neale Donald Walsch

I have to say, as much I am respectful of people's faith and the idea of it being necessary for them, but when it comes to the Catholic church as an organization I don't have one scintilla of compassion, understanding, anything. I just think they're the most heinous, corrupt, separatingly vile organization that's ever been on the planet. — Dylan Moran

There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept. — Ansel Adams

Our friendship is a nebula. — Robin Sloan

To me, there's no point in talking about things that might have been. — Suzanne Collins

I wrote because I had to. I couldn't stop. There wasn't anything else I could do. If no one ever bought anything, anything I ever did, I'd still be writing. It's beyond a compulsion. — Tennessee Williams