Midnight In Austenland Quotes & Sayings

The artist doesn't really think about consequences - he or she does the work, stands back and looks at and thinks, 'Hmm, that could have worked better like this.' But as a person who needs to sell tickets to do the next work, one needs to analyze how it does or does not hit its mark. — Twyla Tharp

I was once told that flying involves long hours of boredom, interrupted by moments of extreme fright. — Franklin W. Dixon

People think of you differently if you've been in their homes. They think they own you because they watched you while they were eating dinner, or they can turn you up or down, or even freeze you. — Maggie Smith

When you feel totally alone in your thoughts and feelings, there's someone out there who is going through what you went through, even if it's the strangest, weirdest thing you could think of. — Sampha

What divine imagination could conjure something so imperfect as life? — Anthony Marra

I think few people of education enter politics because it seems like a contact blood sport. — Sherry Turkle

For a fleeting moment, Adam could imagine it: the brocade curtains in decaying flames, the decorated consorts screaming from beneath the harpsichord, Ronan standing among it all saying Fuck Washington. — Maggie Stiefvater

We go for what feels like hours and also feels like no time at all. — David Levithan

Rejoicing refers to moderation of spirit when the mind keeps itself in calmness under adversity and does not give indulgence to grief. Constant praying is the way of 'rejoicing perpetually', for by this means we ask from God alleviation in connection with all our distresses. — John Calvin

I always wanted to create a site that was sports and pop culture. '30 for 30' had a big impact because I loved how that was about finding, empowering and working with these incredible directors, and I thought the same thing could work for writers. — Bill Simmons

And action is the only remedy to indifference, the most insidious danger of all. — Elie Wiesel