Mortent Quotes & Sayings

I'm tired of dealing with the crazies. — Chris Christie

Well, Betsy," he said, "your mother tells me that you are going to use Uncle Keith's trunk for a desk. That's fine. You need a desk. I've often noticed how much you like to write. The way you eat up those advertising tablets from the store! I never saw anything like it. I can't understand it though. I never write anything but checks myself. "
"Bob!" said Mrs. Ray. "You wrote the most wonderful letters to me before we were married. I still have them, a big bundle of them. Every time I clean house I read them over and cry."
"Cry, eh?" said Mr. Ray, grinning. "In spite of what your mother says, Betsy, if you have any talent for writing, it comes from family. Her brother Keith was mighty talented, and maybe you are too. Maybe you're going to be a writer."
Betsy was silent, agreeably abashed.
"But if you're going to be a writer," he went on, "you've got to read. Good books. Great books. The classics. — Maud Hart Lovelace

What do we mean by the public interest? Some say the public interest is merely what interests the public. I disagree. — Newton N. Minow

Not even on the most distorted and contracted theory of good which ever was framed by religious or philosophical fanaticism, can the government of Nature be made to resemble the work of a being at once good and omnipotent. — John Stuart Mill

However we think about these [long-term] goals, we ought to think about them a lot. They ought to be our touchstone, if only to keep us from being sucked into the quicksand of daily life. — Alfie Kohn

Reflective writing produces distinct rewards. A writer does not claim to live exclusively in the moment. A pensive writer retreats into oneself in noble attempt to meld memory, thought, faith, doubt, and other strong emotions into thought capsules while exploring the inscrutable web of creation. — Kilroy J. Oldster

The books I read I do enjoy, very much; otherwise I wouldn't read them. Most of them are for review, for the New York Review of Books, and substantial. — Joyce Carol Oates

American books reflect our common heritage with many other nations and their influence upon our culture. The influences are endless, linking us with the rest of the world. Thus, they are good ambassadors for us. — Robert Kennedy

The writing is really important in books that affect me. I read for the writing. The story is usually of less interest to me. It's the words that break your heart. — James Salter

Our moments become our story and our story is shared. — Bella Jewel

He's ours now. Not made by evil, but birthed by human cruelty. (Mortent Leader) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

It's easy to believe in something when you win all the time ... The losses are what define a man's faith. — Brandon Sanderson

I grew up in Indiana. My first four years of elementary were in the gym where Coach Wooden went to high school. — Steve Alford

I've never been one to make plans, because I never wanted to disappoint myself. — Rebecca Romijn

Let the people be led by the revelations of Jesus Christ, and the finger of God will be made manifest before them day by day in their progress to eternal happiness; for this is the privilege of the faithful. — Brigham Young