Murkier Memes Quotes & Sayings

Oh, well. I don't mind helping you to feel guilty if you must. On the other hand, I should point out that of all our various encounters, today is the only time you have favoured me with two civil words in sequence. I found it quite worrying. — Dorothy Dunnett

I go to sleep exhausted," she said. "I wake up tired." Yes. — Julia Claiborne Johnson

The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater. — Frank Zappa

Sexuality and femininity is an accumulation of age and wisdom and comfort in your own skin. — Reese Witherspoon

You cannot convince people to love you. This is an absolute rule. No one will ever give you love because you want him or her to give it. Real love moves freely in both directions. Don't waste your time on anything else. — Cheryl Strayed

I really don't like to formulate what I believe because, like a quantum phenomenon, it varies from day to day, and anyway there's a sort of bad luck attached to expressing yourself too clearly. — Jim Holt

If I rest, if I think inward, I go mad. — Sylvia Plath

In 2013, 71 percent of black children in America were born to an unwed mother, as were 53 percent of Hispanic children and 36 percent of white children. Indeed, a single parent is the new norm. — Nicholas Kristof

A president aiming for 'Great' or 'Near Great' status must do more. He must give lots of interviews, make records accessible, and heap the flattery on academia - each of which Mr. Bush has signally failed to do. — Thomas Frank

As you grow older, your whole life becomes very rich, multifaceted. — Francesca Annis

Oh Jerry, don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars. - Now, Voyager — Bette Davis