Literary Sweets Quotes & Sayings

I don't like San Francisco. I love it! — Dorothy Lamour

Sometimes you need to press pause to let everything sink in. — Sebastian Vettel

It's better to be cautious and play it safe than regret pushing him too hard. We're supposed to get another read on it soon. — Dick Vermeil

I knew that Jamaica Inn was going to make me a star. — Maureen O'Hara

My mother always sits on the edges of things
chairs, ledges, tables
as if she suspects she will have to flee in an instant. — Veronica Roth

Even truthfulness is but one means to knowledge, a ladder
but not the ladder. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Novels are sweets. All people with healthy literary appetites love them-almost all women; a vast number of clever, hardheaded men. — William Makepeace Thackeray

These are four pairs of opposites - four things that we like and become attached to and four things that we don't like and try to avoid. The basic message is that when we are caught up in the eight worldly dharmas, we suffer. First, we like pleasure; we are attached to it. Conversely, we don't like pain. Second, we like and are attached to praise. We try to avoid criticism and blame. Third, we like and are attached to fame. We dislike and try to avoid disgrace. Finally, we are attached to gain, to getting what we want. We don't like losing what we have. — Pema Chodron

Limiting beliefs and thoughts are created in the mind. These mental blocks must be cleared to be happy. Only then the loving wisdom of the soul will open. — Hina Hashmi

I write pretty much when I can. I used to be very particular about needing certain conditions for writing, but when I had children, I discovered that I was a lot more flexible than I thought. — Ann Packer

In the late '70s, the conditions that bands had to endure were, shall we say, not as civilized as they are today. People were a lot more aggressive back then. So there was definitely a lot of suffering for your art. But I would argue that was a good thing. Generally, people make better music when they suffer. — Peter Hook

Cole looked at him sheepishly. "Do you mind? Can I pray?"
"Of course. You know I love when you and Jesus dance. — Debra Anastasia

The most important knowledge is understanding what you can't do. — Bill Buford

Every man alive is half idiot & half hero. Only heroes could survive in this maelstrom & only idiots would want to. — Rex Stout