Litteraturhuset Quotes & Sayings

The function of sociology, as of every science, is to reveal that which is hidden. — Pierre Bourdieu

Remember this: No one is looking at your imperfections; they're all too busy worrying about their own. — Isaac Mizrahi

It was never my desire to revolutionize fashion, to make clothes that could be in a museum. I want to create clothes that have a certain style, but I want to see them used. I want to see people enjoy the things I've made. — Marc Jacobs

Here, a court might conclude that P is not vicariously liable because A was on a "frolic. — Robert W. Hamilton

Authority's for sharing only when the sharer is sure of his (or hers). — Malcolm Forbes

Truth is infinite and is therefore vast enough to hold an infinite number of facets. It has been said that the measure of an idea's greatness is the degree to which its opposite is also true. For example, love is gentle; love is also strong. — Shepherd Hoodwin

She liked books, but the hours spent in small-town libraries were tedious, and she began the first list when she was eight or nine as a means of distraction. A list of names, eventually expanding to ten or twelve pages: Lilia, Gabriel, Anna, Michelle. In every town her name was different. — Emily St. John Mandel

La femme?sait que quand on la regarde on ne la distingue pas de son apparence: elle est juge e, respecte e, de sire e a' travers sa toilette. Woman?knows that when she is looked at she is not considered apart from her appearance: she is judged, respected, desired, by and through her toilette. — Simone De Beauvoir

Somewhere inside me is a merciful, forgiving person. Somewhere there is a girl who tries to understand what people are going through, who accepts that people do evil things and that desperation leads them to darker places than they ever imagined. I swear she exists, and she hurts for the repentant boy I see in front of me.
But if I saw her, I wouldn't recognize her. — Veronica Roth

Worse is man who abandons himself — Amit Gupta

The world is a magnificent place. What are you going to do with it? — Jim Rohn