Long Bright River Book Quotes & Sayings

Petra turned to her. "Everybody lies about who they are. Name one person here who isn't doing that and I will drop out right now!"
Shanti felt that snake of truth coil around her legs, threatening to squeeze.
"I didn't mean ... "
"No one ever does." Petra said, shoving the baton back at Shanti. — Libba Bray

Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash. — Amelia Earhart

you don't need to understand any of the biology, just as you don't need to understand radiation to use a microwave oven. — Timothy Ferriss

Gluten is this Generation's Tobacco — David Perlmutter

We were drifting apart. I felt helpless to stop the pattern, but still, I held onto him for dear life. — R.K. Lilley

Take dance music: I like enough of it and its history to be able to say a word or two about this or that record, but I'm nobody's authority. — John Darnielle

And in Freddy vs. Jason I like when Jason and I double team Destiny's Child. — Robert Englund

We have to be continually reminded of what we believe. — C.S. Lewis

I don't mind a little blood on the ice when it's a hockey rink, but I hate seeing blood on the ice when it's from baby seals. — Pamela Anderson

To find the nectar of life, let me get lost in the mysteries and beauties of the imagination. — Debasish Mridha

I don't think I've ever read a food piece or a food book. — Calvin Trillin

Unfortunately complaining is one thing Eeyores are not afraid to do. They grudgingly carry their thimbles to the Fountain of Life, then mumble and grumble that they weren't given enough. — Benjamin Hoff

Haiti is the kind of place that grabs your heart, and never lets go ... When you arrive in Port-au-Prince, the first thing that strikes you is how vibrant the colors are. Buses, buildings, fences, clothing, everything is brightly painted in primary hues. On closer inspection, you see the reality behind this brightly colored landscape: a dark, grinding poverty, the worst in the Western hemisphere. — Andrea Mitchell

Wanting someone to notice you all the while praying no one does. — Tarryn Fisher

She reached to give him an awkward hug, and when he hugged her back, his hand accidentally
touched her belly. It was surprisingly hard and something shifted beneath the surface.
"Oh, shit!" he yelped, jerking back.
"What's wrong?"
"It, uh, moved."
"Feels like an alien, doesn't it? I swear to God, I have nightmares that it's going to burst out of my stomach like a monster. But I think it's pretty
harmless. — Victoria Dahl