Mightily Impressed Quotes & Sayings

I still find the idea of a research-heavy or historical novel daunting. That's something I've had in mind for a while: like, would you research for a year and then start writing? I sit down, and I just don't know how to write it. — Lynn Coady

Jewish history has been tragic to the Jews and no less tragic to the neighboring nations who have suffered them. Our major vice of old as of today is parasitism. We are a people of vultures living on the labor and good fortune of the rest of the world. — Samuel Roth

Since the birth control pill affects the menstrual cycle, it's not surprising that it may affect a woman's patterns of attraction as well. Scottish researcher Tony Little found women's assessment of men as potential husband material shifted if they were on the pill. Little thinks the social consequences of his finding may be immense: "Where a woman chooses her partner while she is on the Pill, and then comes off it to have a child, her hormone-driven preferences have changed and she may find she is married to the wrong kind of man. — Christopher Ryan

You don't really know a song until you play it live. — Robert Smith

The right book at the right time, may mean more in a persone's life than anything else — Lee Shippey

I started m-p-h-ing it homewards in a thrice — P.G. Wodehouse

He grabbed her and pulled her against him. "I've missed you," he said right before he kissed her. — Susan Mallery

You are the beloved conscious reflection of this universe. You are here to enjoy the beauty and joy of life. — Debasish Mridha

I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I was cursed with interests and some talent in many different areas. It confuses people. — Dirk Benedict

Sometimes I definitely shut people out. I can be that sort of girlfriend who crosses her arms, shakes her head and says, "Nope, I'm not telling you what's wrong. I'm fine." — Emma Stone

I think we've made tremendous progress on racism. We've even made progress on war. We've made almost no progress on poverty. — Andrew Young

What killed people wasn't a bullet, a blade, a fist to the face. What killed people was a feeling. Left too long. Sometimes in the cold, frozen. Sometimes buried and fetid. And sometimes on the shores of a lake, isolated. Left to grow old, and odd. — Louise Penny