Owen Meany Chapter 5 Quotes & Sayings

Religious hatreds ought not to be propagated at all, but certainly not on a tax-exempt basis. — James A. Michener

Becoming a superstar takes about 10,000 hours of hard work. — Seth Godin

Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar is as valuable to the child as it is to the caterpillar. — Bradley Miller

You know what I've learned? Most people are like a leaf, letting themselves drift and turn in the air. Eventually, they fall to the ground. But, others - very few others - are like stars. They have light within themselves to be their own guide. Sometimes, we look at the sky and don't see the stars, because there is too much light bedimming them. To find the stars again, we have to go to a dark place. — Cristiane Serruya

Ink is the transcript of thought. — Alphonse De Lamartine

The townspeople thrived from these impermanent relationships, which were in their own way pure: the exchange of money for goods, a pleasant farewell, the assurance that neither party would see the other again. After all, what are most relationships in life but exactly this, though stretched flabbily over years and generations? — Hanya Yanagihara

Chill out Roman. You deserve a bit of a rake over the coals for what you pulled. I mean what were you even thinking, making a bet like that? You can't go around treating people like chess pieces that you can manipulate and maneuver any which way you like. It's really a bit of karmic justice that you were the one who fell for her in the end. Maybe it will teach you a lesson not to mess with people like that again. — Calista Kyle

Pour me something tall and strong, make it a Hurricane before I go insane. It's only half past twelve but I don't care, it's 5 O'clock somewhere. — Alan Jackson

Gossip is what you say about the objects of flattery when they aren't present. — P. J. O'Rourke

True friends esteem you of greater worth than you feel deserving.
False friends demand you prove that worth. — Richelle E. Goodrich

The strong must learn to be lonely. — Henrik Ibsen