Madwoman In The Attic Quotes & Sayings

I can't divide Camille's loyalties. Who knows? He might make the wrong choice. — Hilary Mantel

Now that I'm a political pundit, I have the ability to influence people. — Jonathan Krohn

There was a saying in Umuofia that as a man danced so the drums were beaten for him. — Chinua Achebe

Our colleges ought to have lit up in us a lasting relish for a better kind of man, a loss of appetite for mediocrities. — William James

I wasn't just the madwoman in the attic
I was the attic itself. The past was all over me, all under me, all inside me. — Elizabeth Wurtzel

Nature's way is simple and easy, but men prefer what is intricate and artificial. - Lao Tzu — Dan Millman

Fanfiction is the madwoman in mainstream culture's attic, but the attic won't contain it forever. Writing and reading fanfiction isn't just something you do; it's a way of thinking critically about the media you consume, of being aware of all the implicit assumptions that a canonical work carries with it, and of considering the possibility that those assumptions might not be the only way things have to be. — Anne Jamison

Establishment suggests there must be some Wizard of Oz somewhere pulling the strings. That's not the way it works. There are individuals like myself. I sat there and watched Donald Trump, and I said, look, someone has got to say something. — Mitt Romney

Since the end is never told,
We pay the teller off in gold,
But he cannot be bought or sold. — Grateful Dead

Mr. Nobley: "Then I must stay?"
Miss Erstwhile: "Unless you want to risk me accusing you of ungentleman-like behavior at dinner, yes, I think you should stay. If I spend too much time alone today, I'm in real danger of doing a convincing impersonation of the madwoman in the attic."
Mr. Nobley: He raised an eyebrow. "And how would that be different from-"
Miss Esrtwhile: "Sit down Mr. Nobely", she said. — Hale Shannon

Turning fifty is an entirely different matter altogether. At fifty, the madwoman in the attic breaks loose, stomps down the stairs, and sets fire to the house. She won't be imprisoned anymore, — Sarah Ban Breathnach

In 1980, a nation in need of change selected Ronald Reagan to restore the shine to a tarnished America. — William L. Jenkins

Mr.Nobley had entered the room before he noticed her. He groaned.
"And here you are. Miss Erstwhile. You are infuriating and irritating, and yet I find myself looking for you. I would be grateful if you would send me away and make me swear to never return."
"You shouldn't have told me that's what you want, Mr. Nobley, because now you're not going to get it."
"Then must I stay?"
"Unless you want to risk me accusing you of ungentlemanlike behavior at dinner, yes, I think you should stay. If I spend too much time alone today, I'm in real danger of doing a convincing impersonation of the madwoman in the attic."
He raised an eyebrow. "And how would that be different from
"
"Sit down, Mr. Nobley," she said. — Shannon Hale