Moulton Quotes & Sayings

Don't be afraid to ask. All they can say is no....and they might say yes. — Lorri Moulton

The truest kindness to any woman is to provide her with an opportunity for self-expression in some constructive field: to work, not at home with cook-stove and scrubbing brush, but outside, independently, in the world of men and affairs. — William Moulton Marston

I didn't need him to say anything. I just needed him to stand there and hold me. — Courtney Allison Moulton

Good-bye, Cadan,' I said, backing out the door.
'If I hear anything new, I'll come to you.'
'Be careful,' I warned. 'My guard dog bites.'
He grinned, and that impish gleam returned to his eyes. 'And you don't?'
'Wouldn't you like to know.'
'Don't get me excited. — Courtney Allison Moulton

If he had never created Wonder Woman, William Moulton Marston would be remembered for this experiment. He invented the lie detector test. A century on, it's still in use. It's also all over Wonder Woman. "Come, Elva, you'll have to take a lie detector test," Diana Prince tells Elva Dove, a secretary she suspects of spying, as she drags her down a hallway. "I'll ask you questions," Diana says, strapping Elva to the machine while Trevor looks on. "Answer truthfully or your blood pressure curve will go up. "Did you take that rubber report from the secret files?" Diana asks. "No, no!" Elva insists. "Well, I'll be jiggered," Trevor exclaims, reading the graph. "She is lying. — Jill Lepore

Can I ask you something?"
"Of course."
"You told me once that you loved me because I was human," I said, my voice tiny. "Will you still
love me when I'm an angel? Even if I won't be human anymore?"
"Always," he said, green eyes bright. "Even if you stop loving me."
I felt myself begin to crumble and I left the armory and him sitting on the — Courtney Allison Moulton

In my platoon, we came from different parts of the country, with different backgrounds, different religious beliefs, different political beliefs-and yet we all put those differences aside. Fundamentally, I believe that's what the American people expect of Congress as well. We all ought to be able to come together in Washington and do what's best for our America. — Seth Moulton

His fingers traced the curve of my shoulder softly, as his gaze fell. I gasped sharply. If he tried to kiss me, I'd slap the crap out of him. Bond or no bond. — Courtney Allison Moulton

Oh, excellent," Ethan Stone said. "A way out. Good thing I was sure to be bitten by a radioactive spider so I can scale these walls and ceiling and shimmy my arse right out of here."
Will studied the wall shaft for a long moment. "I don't think that would work. — Courtney Allison Moulton

They're going to drown me in milk--what a waste of good baby-food! — William Moulton Marston

I knew he was your boyfriend. Ellie Marie, I can't believe you lied to me, you hooker! — Courtney Allison Moulton

And I am your guardian, your bodyguard, sworn to protect and defend you. And you are making my job excruciatingly difficult. — Courtney Allison Moulton

Wonder Woman didn't begin in 1941 when William Moulton Marston turned in his first script to Sheldon Mayer. Wonder Woman began on a winter day in 1904 when Margaret Sanger dug Olive Byrne out of a snowbank. — Jill Lepore

Why is American beer served cold? So you can tell it from urine. — Dave Moulton

I tried not to laugh. Landon had been my friend since the sixth grade, but he was a boy, and boys made no sense to me ... — Courtney Allison Moulton

But he was there.Day and night he was there for me,risking his very existence to protect me from a war that claimed my life over and over again.He never faltered,never wavered,never feared for his own safety.He was beaten,stabbed,abused, and tortured again and again,yet he still stuck by me,ignoring the possibility that he would die for me one day. It wasn't right. I didn't deserve everything he sacrificed for me.I wasn't worth so high a price. — Courtney Allison Moulton

You ... don't have the spine! he hissed with morbid, sadistic amusement.
Unfortunately for him, it was mercy that I lacked, not a spine. I raised my swords high overhead. He stopped laughing when I had finished hacking off his head. — Courtney Allison Moulton

The next morning, my head and every muscle in my body hurt as if I'd run a marathon through six feet of snow in stilettos. — Courtney Allison Moulton

It's easier to love you than to pretend I don't. — Courtney Allison Moulton

So what can I really do? If you can jump through a two-story window, then what can I do?"
"You can do that too. You don't need wings to do it,either. — Courtney Allison Moulton

There are four things you need to know about war. One, every action requires careful tactics. Two, never lose hope and fight only for what is right. Three, be brave but you don't have to be fearless. And four, be willing to sacrifice. — Courtney Allison Moulton

Realize what you really want. It stops you from chasing butterflies and puts you to work digging gold. — William Moulton Marston

Not even girls want to be girls so long as our feminine archetype lacks force, strength, and power. — William Moulton Marston

What about you?You stay by my side day and night and take the hardest hits of them all.Why,Will?Why have you stayed with me all these centuries?You watch me die again and again,yet you never leave. You keep trying to save me, even though you know I'm doomed. All because some angel told you to?Come on.No more secrets,you said.Tell me. — Courtney Allison Moulton

First there is nightmare. Then come the memories. Now she must hunt'. — Courtney Allison Moulton

I'm a soldier in war, and the only difference between our war and the ones between humans is that this fight has been going on since time began and it's not likely to be over any time soon. - Will — Courtney Allison Moulton

Good God, that felt amazing."
"Hitting me?"
"Yes," I said, glaring back at him breifly. — Courtney Allison Moulton

The wish to be super-strong is a healthy wish, a vital, compelling, power-producing desire. The more the Superman-Wonder Woman picture stories build up this inner compulsion by stimulating the child's natural longing to battle and overcome obstacles, particularly evil ones, the better chance your child has for self-advancement in the world. — William Moulton Marston

Imagine what would have happened if you hadn't heard
her coming."
"Screw you," I growled, and grabbed his collar to drag
him out of the stall.
"In a public restroom, Ellie? Really? Didn't think you were
that kind of girl. — Courtney Allison Moulton

Who's your friend?"
I practically leaped into the air and spun around to see that Kate had walked up behind me. I slapped the back of my hand against Marcus's chest, hard enough to force him back a step. "This is Marcus. Ignore him. He's a bad seed."
As she checked him out, that growing smile of hers told me she was up to no good. She held out a hand for him to take. "Hi. I'm Kate. I'm a bad seed, too. — Courtney Allison Moulton

If a person loses hope, they have lost everything. (I tried to put this one in the earlier quotes section, but it never loaded properly.) — Dennis Moulton

What's the point of eternal life if one spends it doing nothing? There is none. It's waste of eternity. — Courtney Allison Moulton

She forgot the three F's," Julia whispered to Sara Moulton: "Feed 'em, fuck 'em, and flatter 'em. — Noel Riley Fitch

If there is any single factor that makes for success in living, it is the ability to draw dividends from defeat. — William Moulton Marston

The biggest frontier opens up in front of us and rather than be afraid of it, we should go forward with courage. — Linda Moulton Howe

My brother," Will growled. "And your friend. You'd better not treat him the way you treat me. — Courtney Allison Moulton

When [Wonder Woman creator William Moulton] Marston died in 1947, they got rid of the pervy elements, and instantly sales plummeted. Wonder Woman should be the most sexually attractive, intelligent, potent woman you can imagine. Instead she became this weird cross between the Virgin Mary and Mary Tyler Moore that didn't even appeal to girls. — Grant Morrison

This feeling of accountability, which is encompassed by the first great commandment to love God, has been described by some as 'obedience to the unenforceable.' [John Fletcher Moulton.] We try to do what is right because we love and want to please our Father in Heaven, not because someone is forcing us to obey. — Quentin L. Cook

Youth is thy gift, - the youth that baffles Time. — Louise Chandler Moulton

Are you coming with us?"
He looked down at me, his eyes a cool mint green. He seemed to have calmed down since Cadan left.
"If you wish."
"I would feel better if you were close," I whispered. "Cadan freaked me out."
"Then of course," he said. "I'll follow you anywhere. — Courtney Allison Moulton

It was good to know that when swords failed, simple girl tactics always worked - even on monsters. — Courtney Allison Moulton

That's why we're here".
"So you can murder me and steal Marshmallow?"
...
He blinked. "Steal what?"
"Never mind."
You are a very strange girl, — Courtney Allison Moulton

No, I haven't heard that, but I'll keep it in mind. Thanks for the proverbial insight, my stalker friend. — Courtney Allison Moulton

I guess it's true that love makes you blind."
"No," my mom said. "It doesn't make you blind. You're very, very aware of everything about the one you truly love, whether you know it from what your eyes tell you or your heart. So no, love doesn't make you blind. It paralyzes you until you can't breathe or run away from it. — Courtney Allison Moulton

There is no hope for the fanciful idea of reaching the moon because of insurmountable barriers to escaping the earth's gravity — Forest Ray Moulton

At end of Love, at end of Life, At end of Hope, at end of Strife' At end of all we cling to so- The sun is setting-we must go. At dawn of Love, at dawn of Life, At dawn of Peace that follows Strife, At dawn of all we long for so- The sun is rising-let us go. — Louise Chandler Moulton

His eyes were the brightest, most unnatural blue I had ever seen, a toxic cerulean. — Courtney Allison Moulton

You don't need my kind of strength. A simple look from you alone cripples ,e. I am at your mercy.
-Marcus — Courtney Allison Moulton

Besides the practical knowledge which defeat offers, there are important personality profits to be taken. — William Moulton Marston

I'll wait for you forever. — Courtney Allison Moulton

I dwell no more in Arcady, But when the sky is blue with May, And birds are blithe and winds are free, I know what message is for me, For I have been in Arcady. — Louise Chandler Moulton

I've even got one for you, too, Ellie."
"Wow, thank you, Marcus."
"The second one was supposed to be mine," he admitted with a shrug. "But since I don't want to look like a jackass, I'll give it to you. See what a nice guy I am?"
I rolled my eyes at him. "God, Marcus, you're the sweetest guy ever."
He grinned stupidly. "Actually, that's not true. I got it for you to begin with, because you two are attached at the hip and I figured you'd show up together. You're so predictable. — Courtney Allison Moulton

There is no theory that would guide us through interplantary space to another world even if we could control our departure from the earth; there is no means of carrying the large amount oxygen, water, and food that would be necessary for such a long journey; and there is not known way of easing our ether ship down on the surface of another world, if we could get there. — Forest Ray Moulton

Comics play a trite but lusty tune on the C natural keys of human nature. They rouse the most primitive, but also the most powerful, reverberations in the noisy cranial sound-box of consciousness, drowning out more subtle symphonies. Comics scorn finesse, thereby incurring the wrath of linguistic adepts. They defy the limits of accepted fact and convention, thus amortizing to apoplexy the ossified arteries of routine thought. — William Moulton Marston

Between the Biblical writers and our own times have intervened ages in which all interest in literary beauty was lost, and philosophic activity took the form of protracted discussions of brief sayings or 'texts.' Accordingly this solidified matter of Hebrew literature has been divided up into single sentences or 'verses,' numbered mechanically one, two, three, etc., and thus the original literary form has still further been obscured. It is not surprising that to most readers the Bible has become, not a literature, but simply a storehouse of pious 'texts. — Richard Green Moulton

I scowled and stabbed begrudginly at the stack before scooping up a bite with my fork, but it toppled over and plopped into my lap. I groaned and banged my head on the counter.
Mom frowned, 'You have to be smarter than the pancakes, Ellie. — Courtney Allison Moulton

I have a ninja sitting shotgun. Of course, I'm tense. — Courtney Allison Moulton

Diplomacy should always be our first option. Most politicians only talk, not fight. I've fought; talking is far better than fighting. — Seth Moulton

What are you doing?"
"I'm putting them into the envelopes, just like you asked."
"Fold them hot dog style so they fit."
"Fold them- what?"
"What's the matter with you? You're folding them hamburger style, the short way, and they don't fold that way."
"What are you talking about?"
I took a piece of paper and folded it lengthwise. "Hot dog style, see? Looks like a hot dog." I folded it crosswise. "And hamburger style. Looks like a hamburger."
"It looks like a piece of paper."
"And you look like an idiot. — Courtney Allison Moulton

Frankly, Wonder Woman is psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who should, I believe, rule the world. - William Moulton Marston, March 1945 — Jill Lepore

It's over."
"I am not the only lord in Hell. Others will rise to take my place. The Morningstar will crave revenge."
"Let them come. — Courtney Allison Moulton

I don't want to die and come back and not remember your face, Will. I don't want to spend another lifetime not knowing who you are! — Courtney Allison Moulton

As much as I hungered to learn more about my past, I was afraid of learning other things too
mostly about death and despair, and dark corners of the globe. I prayed that those memories wouldn't come back to me, because I felt in my bones that some things were too frightening to remember. — Courtney Allison Moulton

My kind of fun just doesn't include making fun of vertically challanged people — Courtney Allison Moulton

This Life is a fleeting breath, And whither and how shall I go, When I wander away with Death By a path that I do not know. — Louise Chandler Moulton

All the beasts of Hell knew they couldn't stop me. I was the archangel Gabriel, the Preliator, and they knew that no matter how many times they killed, I always came back to kill them. No matter how much they frightened me, I remembered what Cadan had told me about the stories of me he had grown up hearing. Even demons feared something. The demonic reapers had nightmares of their own, stories they told one another to terrify, a legend that haunted them in their sleep. That was me. I was Hell's nightmare. — Courtney Allison Moulton

I know you don't have access to that memory yet, but I don't think it's something I can just tell you. It means too much to me, I guess. — Courtney Allison Moulton

Keep close," he said. "It only gets more dangerous from here."
I patted his shoulder. "Don't be afraid. I'll protect you. — Courtney Allison Moulton

You know, for someone who believes in me so much, you really have no faith in me at all. — Courtney Allison Moulton

I'd fought alongside them in that battle, but up close, when they stood quietly watching us, they looked as beautiful as they looked unreal. The angels weren't supposed to feel emotion, but they were weeping. All of them. Their tears stained their flawless faces like rain running in rivulets across stone. — Courtney Allison Moulton

You've done so well, Marcus," I told him. "If you find Azrael, please thank him for me. And give Kate my love. — Courtney Allison Moulton

Normal men retain their childish longing for a woman to mother them. At adolescence a new desire is added. They want a girl to allure them. When you put these two together, you have the typical male yearning that Wonder Woman satisfies. — William Moulton Marston

That's the point of believing in something. There's so much doubt and tribulation during your journey that you've got to hang on to something, or else you'll fall. — Courtney Allison Moulton

So are you and Marcus finally getting along?" he asked.
"She threatened to castrate me," Marcus said.
I nodded. "Sure did."
Will blinked and stiffened uncomfortably. "Oh."
"That's not nice, Ell," Kate scolded. "Boys need those. — Courtney Allison Moulton

I don't want to survive, Will, I want to live! — Courtney Allison Moulton

One by one the angels had come to the top of Har Megiddo where I sat, holding her body close to mine after she'd died. I'd fought alongside them in battle, but up close, when they stood quietly watching us, they looked as beautiful as they looked unreal. the angels weren't supposed to feel emotions, but they were all weeping. All of them. Their tear stained their flawless faces like rain running in rivulets across stone. Azrael was the only one of then who came to me, knelt in front of me and took her from my arms. He was the angel of death come to carry his sister home. I din't want to give her up, knowing it would be the last time I ever saw her face. I had died on that wretched hill with her. — Courtney Allison Moulton

A demonic reaper asked to be my valentine and then killed his crazy ex-girlfriend to save my life. Tomorrow I was starting up antipsychotic meds. — Courtney Allison Moulton

Ell?" Kate asked. "You okay?"
"Yeah, I thought I saw a spider." I shook my fist at Will and scowled. "A big, really ugly one. Sorry. — Courtney Allison Moulton

Aren't you excited? We're about to undertake a heist. That's exciting, isn't it? — Courtney Allison Moulton

My eyes bulged. Will shifted uncomfortably next to me. I looked at him and his eyes met mine. "Jesus," I murmured.
"Nope," Nathaniel chirped. "Jesus isn't in here. — Courtney Allison Moulton

I like being outside at night. It's relaxing. — Courtney Allison Moulton

You won't want to," he crooned into my ear. "Not after you've had a taste of what I can offer you."
"You're right," I chirped. "I'll probably barf. I'm getting indigestion just thinking about it. — Courtney Allison Moulton

Kate's Daddy had bought her a red BMW for her birthday. I found it to be an absolute miracle of God that Kate hadn't pancaked it yet. She drove like a blind person going into diabetic shock. — Courtney Allison Moulton

Maeghan is local, Berengar is Liege."
"Shotgun on Liege," I said quickly.
The reapers all stared at me like I'd grown a third eye. "What?" I asked, not the least bit embarrassed. "Their waffles are world famous. I'm going to Liege if only for their awesome waffles."
"I like waffles," Cadan said.
I beamed at him. "All right. You'll be on Team Waffles with Will and me."
Will just shrugged. He accepted me for who I was and he didn't seem to mind being on Team Waffles.
Marcus gave Ava a pathetic look. "Why can't our team have a cool name? — Courtney Allison Moulton

I am so sick of you pulling this Batman shit on me! — Courtney Allison Moulton

Comics speak, without qualm or sophistication, to the innermost ears of the wishful self. The response is like that of a thirsty traveler who suddenly finds water in the desert - he drinks to satiation. — William Moulton Marston

All's fair in love and war — Moulton Augustus Mayers

I probably have reported, probably more about the unusual animal death stories then anyone else on this planet. — Linda Moulton Howe

You will never see the ends of his armies. They blanket the Earth as a storm blankets the sky, but the sun will never rise again."
I rolled my eyes. "Yeah, yeah. You demonic all think you're Shakespeare. Really nice. Good-bye." Then I took off her head and the rest of her burned up. — Courtney Allison Moulton

The only hope for civilization is the greater freedom, development and equality of women. — William Moulton Marston

I looked down at the reaper's blood on my hands, and I felt very sad. — Courtney Allison Moulton

I'd have given anything to turn back the last ten years of my life - and that wasn't something someone my age should have to feel. — Courtney Allison Moulton

Another one of my mystery skills I can't seem to remember. I really hope cooking is on that list, because I'd like to be able to make cupcakes without turning them into cement. — Courtney Allison Moulton

When Ragnuk killed you, I looked for you everywhere. But you didn't come back. For decades I looked for you, terrified the angels were punishing me for letting you die alone. I thought that you'd never come back to me
that I'd lost you forever. — Courtney Allison Moulton

R u ration yet?"
"What language is that?"
"R U AWAKE"
"Much to my extreme dismay. The sun is no friend to my fragile complexion."
"Poor baby. Come to my room asap."
"It's too early to proposition me, Ellie."
"GET OVER HERE?"
"So frisky. Give me a minute to get some clothes on. Or should I not ... ? — Courtney Allison Moulton

Love is a beautiful but terrible thing," he said. "You have to be careful with it. It can destroy you. — Courtney Allison Moulton

The late Rev. Peter Gomes at The Memorial Church at Harvard was a true mentor to me when I was in college. He instilled in me a commitment to service, saying that it's not enough to believe in service, or support those who serve-you ought to find a way yourself to serve. When I looked at different options after college, nobody inspired me more than the 18- and 19-year-olds who serve on the front lines of our nation's military. Serving with them in the Marines as we together served our country was the greatest honor of my life to date. — Seth Moulton

What?" I asked, swallowing a mouthful.
"You remind me of me."
"That can't be good." I took another mouthful. — Courtney Allison Moulton

My eyes rolled over to my best friend, Kate Green, who was doodling intricate flowers all over her notes and looked like she was thoroughly entertaining herself. — Courtney Allison Moulton

Life is going to test you in ways it never has before. Don't let your future change the good person that you are or make forget who you are. — Courtney Allison Moulton