Maider Quint Quotes & Sayings

The excrement bubbles, the century slime decays, and the brainwashing government lackeys would have us say it's under control. — Jethro Tull

I write in a slangy colloquial speech that has not been common in the Israeli tradition of writing, and that is one of the things that gets lost a little in translation. — Etgar Keret

When we read a book, our most essential trait - imagination - is given the opportunity to soar. — Saint Augustine

The Left has never been comfortable with the notion that values are more determinitive than socioeconomic factors in human behavior — Dennis Prager

The quest for the truth, in and of itself,
Is a story that's filled with insights. — Carolyn Porco

As far as I know, Gwyneth Paltrow has not compared herself to me today, so I've decided that I will not compare myself to her. — Wendy Shanker

Parenting can be established as a time-share job, but mothers are less good "switching off" their parent identity and turning to something else. Many women envy the father's ability to set clear boundaries between home and work, between being an on-duty and an off-duty parent ... Women work very hard to maintain a closeness to their child. Father's value intimacy with a child, but often do not know how to work to maintain it. — Terri E Apter

I want to do something important in my life, and I think that adding beauty to the world with books ... really is important. — Cynthia Rylant

Don't get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be angry with those he respects. — Richard M. Nixon

I think I have a tendency to overwork things. I have a hard time finding that sweet spot that most actors seem to be able to hit where they're doing the exact right amount of work, not overthinking, not underdoing it. I seem to either overdo it or underdo it. — Paul Giamatti

My general writing preface is to write an outline and then ignore about half of it, both on a micro level with the individual book, and on a macro level with the series as a whole, and that's pretty much what's happened. — Daniel Handler

Cognitive limitations, such as those of attention and working memory, can drive us to a similar kind of — Anonymous

Many a month of gloomy unconsciousness rolled over me, without date or notice. One thousand waves may welter over a sunk wreck, and be felt as one. — Charles Robert Maturin