Literaturists Quotes & Sayings

Let us overthrow the totems, break the taboos. Or better, let us consider them cancelled. Coldly, let us be intelligent. — Pierre Trudeau

Writing novels is a way of living alternative lives. — Melvyn Bragg

I thought of my mother as Queen Christina, cool and sad, eyes trained on some distant horizon. That was where she belonged, in furs and palaces of rare treasures, fireplaces large enough to roast a reindeer, ships of Swedish maple. — Janet Fitch

I wasn't athletic. I played baseball, but I was terrible. — Matt Long

There is no pride when it comes to survival, only determination. — Anthony Liccione

I hardly think that any Socialist, nowadays, would seriously propose that an inspector should call every morning at each house to see that each citizen rose up and did manual labour for eight hours. — Oscar Wilde

In my own experience, I have been amazed to see how unrealistic are the bases for political opinion in general. Only rarely have I found a person who has chosen any particular political party - democratic or totalitarian - through study and comparison of principles. — Joost Meerloo

Our officials want nothing more than to be at the top of their professional game and make the correct call. That's what they do; that's their living, that's their pride, that's their joy. They don't achieve that because they happen to be human. — David Stern

In Silence there is eloquence. Stop weaving and see how the pattern improves. — Rumi