Owlery Pronunciation Quotes & Sayings

Writing is one means to investigate the mystique of life. Each fresh page is an unsullied canvas that an inquisitive writer employs to explore the poetic transience behind their existence. — Kilroy J. Oldster

Nothing is more despicable than to reach fame by crawling, position by cringing. — Robert Green Ingersoll

Permission from the government is an expensive commodity. New ideas rarely have this kind of support. Old ideas often have deep legislative connections to defend them against the new. — Lawrence Lessig

It is true that as World War II recedes into the mists of time, almost all big-hearted progressives or liberals (or whatever self-congratulatory term they apply to themselves) denounce Nazism and fascism with the utmost ardor. Yet when these odious movements were on the rise, many among the British elite cautioned prudence in dealing with them; and some actually admired them, including members of the royal family and, of course, clerics in the Anglican Church. — R. Emmett Tyrrell

Remember, there are only a few model preachers. We have read of only one perfect Model, and He was crucified many centuries ago. — Charles Henry Fowler

His heart danced upon her movement like a cork upon a tide. — James Joyce

I wish my fans will always be nice to one another. Don't waste time & enjoy life — Jessica Jung

I think I can say without fear of inaccuracy that description is my strong point. Possibly this fact is central to my feeling excluded and so on in what might be called "the scene." There appears to be a particular divide in literature that has "description" and all it implies, as its focus. Some people hate "fancy writing," and just want to "cut to the chase," and so on. This attitude deeply irritates me. If you can't try and take words to their limit in the field of literature, then where can you? I actually think that variety is good, but it's usually the enemies of "fancy writing" who also seem to deplore variety and believe that there's only one way to write - without adverbs etc. etc. — Quentin S. Crisp

I'm a freakin' artist, man, not a (expletive) race horse. — John Lennon

Is Shimmer a floor wax or a dessert topping? Is an electron a wave or a particle? Slipstream tells us that the answer is yes. — John Kessel

I don't believe in diets, as I always put whatever I lost right back on again. I think we should all just eat healthily and get as much exercise as we can. — Jasmine Guinness

I try hard not to preach, but I get carried away, which is a mistake, but it's a risk worth running. — Ben Elton

I think it takes being loved in order to know how to love, — Colleen Hoover