Passeggiare Sulla Quotes & Sayings

I always thought old age would be a writer's best chance. Whenever I read the late work of Goethe or W. B. Yeats I had the impertinence to identify with it. Now, my memory's gone, all the old fluency's disappeared. I don't write a single sentence without saying to myself, 'It's a lie!' So I know I was right. It's the best chance I've ever had. — Samuel Beckett

My parents had a long and eventful marriage and were always a bit like movie stars to me when they were young. — Monique Roffey

It's easy, of course, for two teams to collude, but somewhat more difficult for twenty-eight — Howard Raiffa

Why the hell didn't faerie food come with a warning written in bold letters: MADE IN LA LA LAND. EATING WILL OPEN YOU UP TO FAERIE ATTACKS. — Cherie Colyer

Her fingers flew, her fiddle was an entire orchestra, and every note beautifully brought into being struck a chord of satisfaction within her. She wondered at the unfamiliar lightness in her chest and realised she was laughing.
So great was her focus, it took her a while to register the strange expression that crept to Brocker's face as he listened, finger tapping the armrest of his chair. His eyes were fixed behind Fire and to the right, in the direction of Archer's back doorway. Fire comprehended that someone must be standing in Archer's entrance, someone Brocker watched with startled eyes.
And then everything happened at once. Fire recognised the mind in the doorway; she spun around, fiddle and bow screeching apart; she stared at Prince Brigan leaning against the door frame. — Kristin Cashore

I've never worn costume jewelry in my life. It's really very self-defeating. Why should a man buy a woman real jewelry when she wears false pieces? — Gloria Guinness

Be true to yourself and don't live your life according to other people's dreams and wants. — Ambra Celeste

Happiness is the legal-tender of the soul. Joy is wealth. — Robert Green Ingersoll

When my first daughter was born, my husband held her in his hands and said, 'My God, she's so beautiful.' I unwrapped the baby from her blankets. She was average size, with long thin fingers and a random assortment of toes. Her eyes were close set, and she had her father's hooked nose. It looked better on him. — Ayelet Waldman

It's so easy to be with her, my lusty fairy, my beautiful wife. Wanting her is like breathing. Needing her is in my blood. And loving her will always be the beat of my heart. — Nina Lane

Inhibition is something I notice in hamstrung actors all the time. They can be wonderful up to a point and then become very self-conscious. — Cate Blanchett

The database hugging in public institutions is hampering innovation. — Hans Rosling

Our rich and varied cultural heritage has a
profound power to help build our nation — Nelson Mandela