Old Scorpio Quotes & Sayings

She needed the good mood, the way you need sleep after an all-nighter, the way you daydream of throwing yourself into bed. — Gillian Flynn

How many years had he spent believing that he was meant for more? Sometimes he thought his head was a snarl of myth and folktales, where magic coaxed ignored princes out of the shadows and gave them a crown and a legend to live in. He used to wait for the moment when magic would drape a new world over his eyes. But time turned his hopes dull and lightless. — Roshani Chokshi

I learned from an early age that if it feels bad, it's good, and if it feels good, you are bad — Lidia Yuknavitch

Know yourself; keep your circle tight. Keep your friends and your work circle tight. — Rita Ora

I think people should look cute all the time. — Rachel Zoe

I can promise you none of these things. No sphere of usefulness; you are not needed there at all. No scope of your talents; only forgiveness for having perverted them. No atmosphere of inquiry, for I will bring you to the land not of questions but of answers, and you shall see the face of God. (pg 40) — C.S. Lewis

Most foreign policies that history has marked highly, in whatever country, have been originated by leaders who were opposed by experts. — Henry A. Kissinger

In practice, you realise that most attempts to feed your baby in a public space will be met with subtle but palpable resistance. Older chaps roll their eyes, slick young businesswomen purse their mouths, teenagers look disgusted, waitresses anxious. But it strikes me as ironic that many members of the public fret about British Muslims donning the hijab, yet happily condone the veiling of nursing mothers. — Rowan Pelling

I was gazing back in the direction of Wales, watching the Prudence clone, when I noticed a couple of drunks lurching in my direction. Night people who live in service stations. The insufficiently deceased. — Iain Sinclair

In business, experience is the big teacher. — Matthew Stewart

The rules of prudence, like the laws of the stone tables, are for the most part prohibitive. "Thou shalt not" is their characteristic formula. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

I figured that I wasn't as smart or talented as the other kids around, so I just had to work twice as hard. Surprisingly, results showed quickly. I was hooked! — Philippe Kahn