Normah Schedule Quotes & Sayings

She was not curvy or big-boned; she was fat, it was the only word that felt true. And she had ignored, too, the cement in her soul. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

And this tenderness was not like
That which a certain poet
At the beginning of the century called true
And, for some reason, quiet. No, not at all-
It rang out, like the first waterfall,
It crunched like the crust of bluish ice
And it prayed with a swanlike voice,
And it broke down right before our eyes. — Anna Akhmatova

A suppressing person isn't critical. A suppressing person is a person who denies the rights of others. — L. Ron Hubbard

Sendak's 1963 classic 'Where The Wild Things Are' has long been a favorite of mine because of the creative imagery, fantastic adventures and, most of all, because of how this timeless story shows us that children need to be free to roam, explore and invent in order to understand their place in the world that surrounds them. — Darell Hammond

When you're interested in somebody and you think they might be interested in you, you should point out all your beauty problems and defects right away, rather than take a chance they won't notice them. — Alison Pace

What mothers need, as well as fathers, spouses, and the children of aging parents, is an entire national infrastructure of care, every bit as important as the physical infrastructure of roads, bridges, tunnels, broadband, parks and public works. — Anne-Marie Slaughter

She said Mom closed up the house one day, turned the oven on full, and sat by its open door. Apparently it's still a Cry For Help, even though our oven's electric. — D.B.C. Pierre

I prepare my portrait for my woman to hang on a wall when I die.
she says: Is there a wall to hang it on?
I say: We'll build a room for it. Where? In any house. — Mahmoud Darwish

Getting or giving anything is about social skills. The world is about being comfortable where you are and making people comfortable, and that's what social skills are — Penelope Trunk

I've worked with some terrific actors. The list of guys that came on the 'Columbo' show, I mean they were world-class actors from all over the world - Oskar Werner, Laurence Harvey, Donald Pleasence, you know ... foreigners. — Peter Falk

Man has a choice and it's a choice that makes him a man. — John Steinbeck

Great books, like large skulls, have often the least brains. — William Benton Clulow

People, alas, don't document things with any kind of precision. They fill Twitter with blurry photos. — Maria Dahvana Headley

Also, try to limit beans. I know they keep you regular but they're high in carbs and have something crazy in them called an anti-nutrient, which might be one of the most awesome pseudo-science words I've ever read. — Charlotte Hilton Andersen

In assisting his 'neighbour' every day to the best of his ability, and keeping truth, honesty, and kindness perpetually before him, the Boy Scout, with as little formality as possible, is pleasing God. — Robert Baden-Powell