Magdalens Islands Quotes & Sayings

History was safer than the news, because there was no question of how it would end. ~ "The Briefcase — Rebecca Makkai

Those who have any intention of deviating from the beaten roads of life, and acquiring a reputation superior to names hourly swept away by time among the refuse of fame, should add to their reason and their spirit the power of persisting in their pur — Samuel Johnson

If I have a name out there from this thing called 'American Idol,' I don't understand why anyone wouldn't use it for good. That's the way the world should work. — Crystal Bowersox

It is very difficult for people to come in contact with their own emotions and their own sensibilities. — Peter Davison

With two civil wars, an al-Qaida presence and 40% unemployment, what else is President Saleh waiting for? He should leave office now. — Tawakkol Karman

I think that of musicals - especially the big, splashy ones - require an actor that's also part cheerleader, too, and that's really tough to do if it's not something that really grabs you and your heart's not in it. — John Lloyd Young

No government can be maintained without the principle of fear as well as duty. — Jon Meacham

Are you making noise with your book marketing or are you creating a symphony? — Judith Briles

Every river they came to was bridge-less, as if its name had been erased, as if the sky were starless, homes doorless. — Michael Ondaatje

Whenever Gansey talked to British people about America, they always seemed to think he meant Texas. — Maggie Stiefvater

If there is a God, I doubt he is such a hard-liner. Rather, I imagine him greeting the men and women who take their own lives like a police chief surprised when a wanted criminal turns himself in. "You!" he might say, not angry so much as slightly disappointed that he won't get the credit or the satisfaction for the capture. — Steve Toltz