Markethill Quotes & Sayings

When we discuss a novel it is only partially to hear another person's 'view', it is much more to find out
what we ourselves think in order to possess the text more completely. Such a possession is then a composite one, it is the book itself and the articulated reaction to it. So vivid can be the latter that it is not uncommon to find that the pleasure survives the cause; some novels seem more enjoyable to talk about than to read. — Ian Gregor

One often makes music to supplement one's world. — Brian Eno

She just couldn't face caring for a child all alone.'
'People do it all the time.'
'She wasn't "people", she was herself. She knew what she could handle and what she couldn't. — Octavia E. Butler

God Almighty never intended that the devil should triumph over the Church. He never intended that the saloons should walk rough-shod over Christianity. — Billy Sunday

I confronted her about it a few times, but she always denies it. She's so far inside the closet, Lana, she might as well be halfway to Narnia. My sister has some serious issues with coming out. — L. H. Cosway

The theistic philosopher has a tendency to devalue insufficient worldviews, ideologies, and quite often common sense for the greater good, and in such cases, one should not be discouraged when seen as a bad guy. If he stresses over man's perception of a righteous heart, then he has given his heart to man. — Criss Jami

There's no such thing as a healthy tan, and that's what people need to understand. — Gabrielle Union

Clerres is the heart of the world, and the heartbeat of the world must always be steady. — Robin Hobb

I only ever wanted to be an actress, not a star. — Teresa Wright

I had read it, but nowhere in the pamphlet did — Tina Fey