Mcsweeney Langevin Quotes & Sayings

We all know grandparents whose values transcend passing fads and pressures, and who possess the wisdom of distilled pain and joy. — Jimmy Carter

What can I do for you, Arbitrator?" I asked.
"George, please. There is no hot water in my bathroom."
"Oh really?" You don't say.
"Yes. In fact, it's ice-cold." He raised a half-filled glass. Thin slivers of ice floated on its surface. "I drew this from the tap in my sink."
"How unfortunate. When did this happen?"
"About two minutes ago."
"While you were in the shower?"
"Yes."
"My apologies. I'll get right on that."
George squinted at me, his face thoughtful, and waved the call off.
Sophie leaned back and laughed. "You really love those trees. — Ilona Andrews

I love handbags. And shoes. Investing in like a great handbag or a pair of shoes can really make or break an outfit. It's fun to mix and match high street with luxury brands and throw in a bit of vintage as well. — Miranda Kerr

An action of God may be the only thing that can save the Church today. — Ralph Martin

Taking a biopsy often aggravates and stimulates growth - and does not indicate how many secondary tumors have developed. — Charles Horace Mayo

Every person has to live his or her own life and then make the choice to share it with other people. — Stephen Chbosky

5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. — Anonymous

In an industry where people merely *play* heroes, he was the real thing. — Gary Fishgall

My gut says to go with you and it's yet to fail me." He smiled, brushing off my concerns so easily. Well that's because your gut is probably made up of rock hard abs; they wouldn't fail anyone. — R.S. Grey

United Artists wanted to do records with me. I had no idea, what a rare thing that was ... to make an album. And they put a guy with me working on songs, and I got busy with films. I just kind of let it slide. Isn't that amazing? — John Astin

Alert Five Chikoya approaching, open assault formation. Multiple target acquisition. Armed Disruptor pulse. Maximum power rating. Sequential fire. U-shadow update: landing exit capsule behind Building-D. Armed Neutron lasers. Maximum power rating. Sequential fire. U-shadow update: decoy capsules on collision vector. Mach eight. Accelerating. Armed Microkinetics. Enhanced explosive warheads. Free fire authority. Armed Ariel smartseeker stealth mines. Chikoya profile loaded. Dispense. Alert New targets. — Peter F. Hamilton

See yourself confronting your fears in your mind's eye and handling those fears like a champ. — Les Brown

Each time I make a photograph I celebrate the life I love and the beauty I know and the happiness I have experienced. All my photographs are made like that responding to my intuition ... After all these years, I am still motivated by the radiance that light creates when it transforms an object into something magical. What the eye sees is an illusion of what is real. The black-and-white image is yet another transformation. What exactly exists, we may never know. — Ruth Bernhard