Nantuckets Quotes & Sayings

The mundanes put their faith in their paper money, and when that turns to ash, the world will turn upside down. — Cassandra Clare

So the history of discovery, particularly cosmic discovery, but discovery in general, scientific discovery, is one where at any given moment, there's a frontier. And there tends to be an urge for people, especially religious people, to assert that across that boundary, into the unknown, lies the handiwork of God. This shows up a lot. — Neil DeGrasse Tyson

On the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet as I was, by the endeavor, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been had I not attempted it — Benjamin Franklin

Drift beautifully on the surface, and you will die unbeautifully in the depths. — Richard Ellmann

Forty years does not bear testimony to the success of a marriage; it's a testimony to friendship. Their children are also a testament to that friendship. You can raise your fist clenched tight in anger, or you can open your hand and wait for a butterfly, a ladybird, some morning dew, a zephyr, or a friend. — Christopher Rees

What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone? — Bertolt Brecht

Now it seems like there is no culture. The school of fish are all separate. Everybody's just randomized, listening to their own thing in their earbuds. That's going to be the downfall of music, if anything. Nobody enjoys one thing anymore. — DJ Quik

But she looked for the emotions and they weren't there; just scraps and tatters, clinging to the empty place where they belonged. She had no feeling left, hollowed out and lost and wondering how she'd ended up — Cole McCade

We all hope that TV will bring something added to the book - not just an audience - it will bring an interpretation and skills that you may not have as a writer. — Gerald Seymour

When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble. — Barbara Taylor Bradford

When the north wind blew across the tar ponds, voices were carried away. — Jonathan Campbell

Her concept of paradise was something more immediate: a book and a blanket beneath a tree, where she might read in peace. — Janet Evanovich

What harm is there in making 100,000 people happy on a hot summer afternoon? — Gordon McLendon

Needless to say, it takes quite a bit of time, plus effort, to go through each stage, step by step, and arrive at a conclusion. Sometimes it takes too long, and by the time I'm convinced, it's already too late. But what're you going to do? That's the kind of person I am. — Haruki Murakami

I think almost every political leader is always told that the next speech they make is the most crucial one. — Iain Duncan Smith