Painstaking In A Sentence Quotes & Sayings

She's the kind of person who can lick everything but a stamp. — Mark Olmsted

This miracle is in the small things of daily life; we must live in the understanding that at every moment there is a way out of each problem, the way of finding that which is missing, the right clue to the decision which must be taken in order to change our entire future. — Paulo Coelho

Ever notice how many expressions carry over from queers to con men? Like 'raise,' letting someone know you are in the same line? — William S. Burroughs

Every church could put out a sign No perfect people need apply. This is a place only for those who admit they are sinners, need grace, and want to grow. — Rick Warren

I've always wanted to do right in life. But the wanting and the doing aren't quite the same thing. — Mark Wahlberg

Do you recall telling Dr. Phillips during your appointment on February second of last year that you needed to be tested for sexually transmitted diseases because - let me make sure I get this correct here . . ."
Taylor read out loud from her file,

"Because, quote, 'your weasel-dick husband slept with a skanky whore stripper and the cheating bastard didn't use a rubber'?"

Ms. Campbell shot up in her chair. "She actually wrote that down?"

The jury tittered with amused laughter and sat up interestedly. Finally - things were starting to look a little more like Law & Order around here.

"I take it that's a yes?" Taylor asked. — Julie James

Free people write books," it said. "Free people publish books. Free people sell books. Free people buy books. Free people read books. In the spirit of America's commitment to free expression we inform the public that this book will be available to readers at bookshops and libraries throughout the country. — Salman Rushdie

You probably have a client list a mile long. I shouldn't expect royal treatment." His mouth twitched. "Although I guess I do anyway." Cinder's heart tripped as his grin caught her by surprise, every bit as charming and unexpected as it had been at the market. — Marissa Meyer

I mulled over what he had told me as I savored the Scotch. Not bad, really - like a beer that's been in a brawl. — David Justice

A good painter has two main objects to paint, man and the intention of his soul. The former is easy, the latter hard as he has to represent it by the attitude and movement of the limbs. — Leonardo Da Vinci

None of this was written to hurt anybody's feelings. — Ric Flair

How amazing it is that friendships can become so full that you can't imagine what your life was like before them. — David Levithan

I'm never interested in writing a kind of neutral, universal novel that could be set anywhere. To me, the novel is a local thing. — Zadie Smith

Truth be told, I hear stories every day that would make you say, 'If you put that in a movie, you wouldn't believe it.' Real life really is kinda incredible; the stories from people's actual lives defy credibility. People's lives are messy, humans are messy, and they're flawed. — Lynn Shelton

What a shame it is for a nation to be developing without a sense of beauty, and eating bananas for breakfast. — Edith Wharton

I understand that each one of us works at a different speed, and has a slightly different process. I understand that these writers are painstaking, wanting each sentence-each word-to carry weight ... I know it's not laziness, but respect for the work, and I understand from my own work that haste makes waste. But I also understand that life is short, and that in the end, none of us is prolific. The creative spark dims, and then death puts it out. William Shakespeare, for instance, hasn't produced a new play for 400 years. That, my friends, is a long dry spell. — Stephen King