Novelistic Genre Quotes & Sayings

There is genius as well in virtue as in intellect. 'Tis the doctrine of faith over works. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

The most fundamental exercise is self-observation, which is the catalyst for inner change, it will give self-knowledge and a clear mind and perception. Without it, the attempt to reach enlightenment and awaken consciousness is destined to fail. — Belsebuub

I had to decide in the next few seconds: Would I let my past keep screwing up my present and my future? — Jeri Smith-Ready

Yes - I've learned from my mistakes, and I'm sure I could repeat them perfectly. — Jonathan Coe

Your sorrow is of no interest to me," Sandoz said softly. "If you want absolution, go to a priest. — Mary Doria Russell

I've become one of those people who prowl around at night in their cars. God, I am the town's Boo Radley, just like in To Kill A Mockingbird. — Kathryn Stockett

Free and quality education is a fundamental liberty — Anwar Ibrahim

I was profoundly embarrassed by it (the White Australia Policy) and did all I could to change it. — Gough Whitlam

And do it before you get with a girl you really want to settle down with. Because - trust me on this one - it's very, very hard to find a girl that you'd want to take home to Mom, have a meaningful relationship with and possibly bear your children, who will also finger-bang another girl while you do her doggy-style. Get it done. Get it out of the way. If you don't do it, you will regret it and never move past it. You will be the new virgin. And no one wants that, especially your girlfriend. — Olivia Munn

Women choose to be catty, cruel, prejudiced, competitive or jealous of each other partly because we grow up learning that negative behavior towards women is perfectly acceptable, and partly because it is a difficult task to see ourselves in our perceptions. Seeing ourselves requires effort and commitment,
This unwillingness to see ourselves is greatly exacerbated by the fact that we, quite often, do not see even a remote semblance of ourselves in the images of women commonly found in our society. — Inga Muscio

Wherever I went I felt like the last person awake in a room full of sleepers — Tim Winton

After I met my partner, Mr. Protherow, we decided to start a banking project, and at the same time we started to think already about a business on a bigger scale. At the very beginning we thought more about gaining money, to have a normal life with our families, etc. — Vladimir Potanin

Thus it is that no cruelty whatsoever passes by without impact. Thus it is that we always pay dearly for chasing after what is cheap. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

A well-trained man knows how to answer questions; an educated man knows what questions are worth asking. — E. Digby Baltzell