Parratt Reflectivity Quotes & Sayings

If a single nutty or dangerous vision comes to be sufficiently widely shared, demagogues may be able to ride it to power. — Christopher H. Achen

Harry lay flat on his back, breathing hard as though he had been running. He had awoken from a vivid dream with his hands pressed over his face. The old scar on his forehead, which was shaped like a bolt of lightning, was burning beneath his fingers as though someone had just pressed a white-hot wire to his skin. He — J.K. Rowling

We are all philosophers. The only question is to what extent is our philosophy sound! — Chris Matakas

More than anything else, what differentiates people who live up to their potential from those who don't is a willingness to look at themselves and others objectively — Ray Dalio

What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two sentiments spontaneously blended? — Honore De Balzac

Never lie; never cheat; never steal. Don't whine; don't complain; don't make excuses. — John Wooden

Fame, power, and gold, are loved for their own sakes - are worshipped with a blind, habitual idolatry. — Percy Bysshe Shelley

Unless you're willing to look a little foolish, forget the possibility of becoming great. — Cher

You've always had the power right there in your shoes, you just had to learn it for yourself. — William Blake

I asked: 'What is the meaning of my life, beyond time, cause, and space?' And I replied to quite another question: 'What is the meaning of my life within time, cause, and space?' With the result that, after long efforts of thought, the answer I reached was: 'None'. — Leo Tolstoy

Fella in business got to lie an' cheat, but he calls it somepin else. That's what's important. You go steal that tire an' you're a thief, but he tried to steal your four dollars for a busted tire. They call that sound business. — John Steinbeck

As a writer we are our own instruments; we need to protect our instrument, because no one will protect it if we don't. — Dani Shapiro

We live our lives hiding from the things that displease and discomfort us. We reinvent ourselves and our history, constantly placing things in a light most favorable to us. It is in the nature of mankind to do this. Mostly, our deceptions are small ones. But they gather weight through numbers, and having them revealed all at once can be crushing. As well, there are larger truths that, exposed, seem more than we can bear, and so we hide them most carefully. — Terry Brooks

Brandon's teeth flashed in a brief, knowing grin. "Hard to believe you're an old married man with one grown son
and another baby on the way, huh?"
"You're wrong," Colby said. "I don't have any trouble believing it at all. The reminders are all around me. And I'll
tell you something, kid. I wouldn't go back. Not for anything."
"Things are a lot better now?"
"Things are infinitely better now." Colby's mouth curved faintly. "The best they've ever been, in fact."
"I can tell. I'm glad you found — Jayne Ann Krentz