Meraviglie Della Quotes & Sayings

A foolish mind, knowing that it will die soon, will do foolish things.

--For the Empire's Throne — C.V. Nor

Because - and don't let anybody tell you different - novel writing is mostly triage (this now, that later) and obstinacy. — Richard Russo

There's always something we don't know anything about." she said. "More than we like to admit. The more we discover, the more we realize we don't fully understand. Our world, our solar system, the universe... it all adds up. I mean, when you think about it-- do we even know that much about ourselves? — Ross Montgomery

I thought, this is what it's like to be torn apart for love. This is what it means to be reborn. — Sierra Simone

I've always considered movies evil; the day that cinema was invented was a black day for mankind. — Kenneth Anger

Burlesque thrived during the Great Depression, and by extension, so, too, did Gypsy [Rose Lee]. Men could no longer afford to pay $5.50 to see a show on Broadway, but they could scrape together $1.00 for a matinee at a burlesque house. — Karen Abbott

Nothing seems to come up to your expectations. But nothing I had heard about Hollywood was enough. — Conrad Veidt

In a troubled state we must do as in foul weather upon a river, not think to cut directly through, for the boat may be filled with water; but rise and fall as the waves do, and give way as much as we conveniently can. — John Selden

The idea that you can live off the grid and just do your own thing is a very American idea - that you should be able to do your own thing, if you want to, if you're willing to pay the price for it. I think the price has gotten higher and higher. — Dana Spiotta

Pressing his forehead to the cool glass, he held her gaze, her palm, his eyes pleading with her. Don't go. Don't leave me. — Charlotte Featherstone

STOP letting people get to you. They can only pull the trigger ... if you hand them the gun. — Timothy Pina

Choose as a guide one whom you will admire more when you see him act than when you hear him speak. — Seneca The Younger

Don't let writers block push you around. Figure out what the problem is,whether it's with the ms or it's in your personal life, and face it head on. Don't stop writing. Just try really hard to work through it. — Darynda Jones

You know, without China there is no Wal-Mart and without Wal-Mart there is no middle class and lower class prosperity in the United States. — Arthur Laffer