Nonficton Quotes & Sayings

The light of the day is followed by night, as a shadow follows a body. — Aristotle.

Bubbles are best identified by credit excesses, not valuation excesses. And there's no bigger credit excess than in China. — James Chanos

The way to read a fairy tale is to throw yourself in. — W. H. Auden

In times of disorder and stress, the fanatics play a prominent role; in times of peace, the critics. Both are shot after the revolution. — Edmund Wilson

When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it's not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end. — Stephenie Meyer

I have never been able to see life as anything but a vast complicated practical joke, and it's better to laugh than cry. — Robert A. Heinlein

MarhOne doesn't like one's job. One endures it until one lands a sugar daddy who will allow one a lifestyle of working out and laser hair removal." - James from More Than This — Margo Candela

G. I. Gurdieff, "Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson"
So-and-so-and-so-must-be; do-not-do-what-must-not-be.
Mullah's favorite saying. p. 598 — Gurdieff

People at the University of Portland were accepting and loving and open-minded. When you have a safety net, it allows you to take risks. — Kunal Nayyar

You need two things to remain very, very present. You need to continue to write well and engage yourself in the issues of the day. And you have to continue to make good, relevant records. — Bruce Springsteen

Oh, one more thing,' Thor calls out. 'If I know my prophecy, and I do, you beautiful ladies had best start looking for a boat! — Daniel Keidl

There are natural and imprescriptible rights which an entire nation has no right to violate. - MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE — Michelle Moran

The Fear of failure is the greatest fear of man. Even the fear of death is fear of failing to continue life. — Anup Kochhar

Disclaimer:This is a work of nonfiction, but it is also full of dreams, speculations, and shadows. Many names have been changed. — Nick Flynn