Mannering Panel Quotes & Sayings

Germany," Lindbergh said, "had the ambitious drive of America, but that drive was headed for war. — Winston Groom

I would never have gone anywhere if it hadn't been for Mother's faith and support. — Patsy Cline

The moment one conceives the meaning of human greatness is the moment when one understands the baseness, the triviality and the meanness of the material from which we have to mould it. — Bill Hopkins

The secret of joy is the mastery of pain. — Anais Nin

I am a hindrance to the world, and the world is a hindrance to me. — Cees Nooteboom

It is, of course, extremely interesting to look back across the years questioningly, wonderingly, objectively, without detachments, though seeing "objectively" does not necessarily imply seeing truthfully. — Algernon Blackwood

Danger is a side effect of what I do, not the reason behind it. — Mira Grant

Glancing back I got my first clear look at the monster. He was seven feet tall, easy, his arms and legs like something from the cover of Muscle Man magazine-bulging biceps and triceps and a bunch of other 'ceps, all stuffed like baseballs under vein-webbed skin. He wore no clothes except underwear-I mean, bright white fruit of the Looms. — Rick Riordan

I think if you're writing a play, it should be its own end game; you'll never get to do a good one unless you know it's not a blueprint for a film; you're not going to get the action right and the story right. — Martin McDonagh

There was something inhuman about being dutiful workaholics, something that wrecked marriages, shattered families, and made a man and woman shrivel up inside. It was going to kill them both someday. Without his wife and his child, hinges had popped loose in Van's soul. He could feel that something quiet but vital to his humanity was slowly going down the shredder. — Bruce Sterling

Nobody wants to see teams out of contention showcased in December and January. I'm sure this is something that will be discussed again this off-season. — Al Michaels

But I'm a big, firm believer in speaking everything into existence. — Ashthon Jones

When they saw him making money, they said, "He is a man of business." When they saw him scattering his money about, they said, "He is an ambitious man." When he was seen to decline honors, they said, "He is an adventurer." When they saw him repulse society, they said, "He is a brute. — Victor Hugo

The beauty of prose fiction that I see is simply that in order to create something you need only pay attention to personal exigency. — James Kelman

Buffoons may have serious faces behind their mask! — Nelson Jack