Newadult Books Quotes & Sayings

Our young immigrants have a lot to offer. They are motivated and hard-working, and in many cases have already contributed significantly to our society - by excelling in school, by volunteering in their communities, or by serving in the military. — Gerald Chertavian

Nationalism - in other words, the dividing of the church into bodies - consisting of such and such a nation, is a novelty, not above three centuries old, although many dear children of God are found dwelling in it. — John Nelson Darby

I usually start with a title or maybe a little rhyme or phrase. — Harlan Howard

We are apt to consider Shakespeare only as a poet; but he was certainly one of the greatest moral philosophers that ever lived. — Mary Wortley Montagu

But also I wanted him to go away and leave me be. I was granted one weak grace. Back in the room where the green chair was still warm from his body, I blew that lonely, flickering candle out — Alice Sebold

The life of the city never lets you go, nor do you ever want it to. — Wallace Stevens

Today we are all speeding under the golden arms of the arches into our city, into our lives, into the world that is a stream of information, ceaselessly collected and projected. — Jeanette Winterson

If I am a sex symbol, it's certainly not in the classic sense. I'm opposed to the traditional image of a woman's role. — Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it. — Mary Shelley

I listen to my old records and I think, 'How did I ever get on the radio?' — Dolly Parton

It was easy to read him as shy or uncertain, she thought, but he really wasn't either. — Maggie Stiefvater

I didn't want to settle or become complacent after winning a major, I wanted to stay hungry. It's easy to do. It's easy to win a big tournament and kind of get a little lazy, so it's been a good motivator for me to work a little harder. — Webb Simpson

When I had finished the book I knew that no matter what Scott did, nor how he behaved, I must know it was like a sickness and be of any help I could to him and try to be a good friend. He had many good, good friends, more than anyone I knew. But I enlisted as one more, whether I could be of any use to him or not. If he could write a book as fine as The Great Gatsby I was sure that he could write an even better one. I did not know Zelda yet, and so I did not know the terrible odds that were against him. But we were to find them out soon enough. — Ernest Hemingway,

I think when I have kids and grandchildren I will be very proud to have them watch this movie. — Mike Myers

Most of all, I can choose my thoughts. — Elizabeth Gilbert