Mary Bradford Ivey Quotes & Sayings

Dozens of species of insects give virgin birth. Crayfish give virgin birth. Some honeybees give virgin birth. And Komodo dragons - yeah, those big lizards give virgin birth, too. Jeez, one human gives virgin birth and that jump-starts one of the world's greatest religions. But when a Komodo dragon gives virgin birth, do you know what it's thinking? It's thinking, 'This is Tuesday, right? I think this is Tuesday. What am I going to do on Wednesday? — Sherman Alexie

I've always been inspired by small details that make me wander. My mother would ask me, 'What are you looking at so intensely?' I would answer, 'Everything and nothing.' She really supported my wanderings, called me Marco Polo. — Mark Bradford

Life is pointless. Love is pointless. And still, wouldn't I do every second of it all over again?"
"I'm guessing yes."
"Undoubtedly. Yes. — Kiera Cass

A woman not only takes her identity and individuality for granted, but knows instinctively that the only wrong is to hurt others, and that the meaning of life is love. — Valerie Solanas

I don't want to talk to anyone, lest I squander your words' echo, which ripples like a shine over mine and lends their sound a richness. — Rainer Maria Rilke

I like to come to the set with very strong ideas and strong opinions about how to do things. And I like also dealing with somebody who's like that. — Philip Seymour Hoffman

Science fiction films are not about science. They are about disaster, which is one of the oldest subjects of art. — Susan Sontag

Keep sayin' Joe, baby, you're makin' me hard. — Kristen Ashley

I held my breath, and refused to blink; he placed his hand on the bed to brace himself as he leaned towards me. Slowly, carefully, his lips
soft, warm, and perfect
found their way to mine. I want to say that it was magical, that I saw rainbows and fairy dust or something fantastic like that, but I couldn't. It was more. Much more.
It was as though the world has fallen down around us, and everything was frozen in ice. But I wasn't cold. I was blazing hot, the fire starting where our lips joined, where angel met mortal, and I could feel the flames flickering out towards the limbs that I was fighting with desperately to keep still, not wanting them to latch onto him, not wanting to seem out of control because at that moment, I would have given anything to be just that. — S.L. Naeole

If you make someone feel guilty about their mistake, then you have not forgiven them. That guilt is itself punishment. — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Meta-fiction doesn't depend on the illusion that you're reading about real people. — Paul Park

The greater involution and deeper patina of her left tooth in comparison to the right, the skeptical cast — Michael Chabon

As for my damned literature, God knows what a business it is, grinding along without a scrap of inspiration or a note of style. But it has to be ground, and the mill grinds exceeding slowly though not particularly small ... The treadmill turns; and, with a kind of desperate cheerfulness, I mount the idle stair. — Robert Louis Stevenson

I don't give a crap if you're a Tangent or a really smart llama. You're my friend and that's all that matters — James Dashner

I think every actor is looking for a challenge, and to play something different, and to be a part of a project with other great actors. — Hilary Duff